Tuesday 24 May 2022 7:30PM

Danny Driver piano

Chopin, Debussy, Evans and Ligeti

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Danny Driver piano

Widely regarded as classics of piano literature since their appearance in four volumes between 1985 and 2001, and recently recorded by tonight’s pianist, György Ligeti’s 18 Etudes have quickly taken their place in succession to similarly technique-expanding pieces by Chopin and Debussy. Bill Evans’s 1958 work has become one of his best known, and has also been likened to examples by those two composers.

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
- - Images, Series 2
    - Cloches à travers les feuilles
György Ligeti (1923-2006)
- - Etudes Book 2
    - Galamb borong
    - Fém
    - Vertige
    - Der Zauberlehrling
  - Etudes Book 3
    - White on White
    - Pour Irina
    - A bout de souffle
    - Canon
Bill Evans (1929-1980)
- - Peace Piece
György Ligeti
- - Etudes Book 2
    - En suspens
    - Entrelacs
    - Coloana infinită
Interval
György Ligeti
- - Etudes Book 1
    - Désordre
    - Cordes à vide
    - Touches bloquées
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
- - Etude in E Op. 10 No. 3
György Ligeti
- - Etudes Book 1
    - Fanfares
    - Arc-en-ciel
    - Automne à Varsovie
Claude Debussy
- - Images, Series 2
    - Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
György Ligeti
- - Etudes Book 2
    - L'escalier du diable