Artists
- François-Frédéric Guypiano
- Emmanuel Strosserpiano
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François-Frédéric Guy
Image credit: © Lyodoh Kaneko
Archived Event
Brahms, Britten and Strauss
François-Frédéric Guy piano; Emmanuel Strosser piano
- Date
- Tue 27 Jun 2023, 7.30pm
- Tickets
- Archived Event
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Benjamin Britten1913-1976
- Introduction and Rondo alla burlesca Op. 23 No. 1
- 2 Lullabies for 2 pianos
- Richard Strauss1864-1949
- Tod und Verklärung Op. 24(arranged by Otto Singer)
Interval
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- Sonata in F minor for 2 pianos Op. 34b
Encore
- Johannes Brahms1833-1897
- 21 Hungarian Dances WoO. 1:
- Hungarian Dance No. 4 in F minor
- Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F sharp minor
Overview
An intriguing programme from an acclaimed duo opens with one of Richard Strauss’s major tone-poems transcribed for two pianos, and includes an earlier version of the work that became Brahms’s Piano Quintet - as well as some rarely heard Britten.
