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Artists
- Lucy Parhampiano
- Henry Goodmannarrator
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Lucy Parham
Image credit: © Sven Arnstein
Archived Event
Elégie: Rachmaninov – A Heart in Exile
Lucy Parham piano; Henry Goodman narrator
- Date
- Sat 25 Mar 2023, 1.00pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 80 minutes in duration, without an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3:
- Elégie
- Polichinelle
- Prelude in G Op. 32 No. 5
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1840-1893
- The Seasons Op. 37a:
- November: On the Troika
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Morceaux de fantaisie Op. 3:
- Prélude
- Etude-tableau in E flat Op. 33 No. 7
- Aleksandr Skryabin1872-1915
- Etude in C sharp minor Op. 42 No. 5
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Moment musical in B minor Op. 16 No. 3
- John Stafford Smith1750-1836
- The Star-Spangled Banner(arranged by Sergey Rachmaninov)
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Moment musical in D flat Op. 16 No. 5
- Fritz Kreisler1875-1962
- Liebesleid(arranged by Sergey Rachmaninov)
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Moment musical in C Op. 16 No. 6
Overview
Scripted by Lucy Parham
In the week of his 150th anniversary, Elégie tells Rachmaninov’s story with both music and words. Vividly evoking his life in Russia and in exile are his best-loved works for solo piano, pieces by Skryabin and Tchaikovsky, and readings from diaries and letters.