Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Performers
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Program
VUSTIN Lamento
JANÁČEK Sonata 1.X.1905, "From the Street"
VALENTIN SILVESTROV Bagatelle, Op. 1, No. 3
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"
DVOŘÁK Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85
Encores:
SAEVERUD Ballad of Revolt, Op. 22, No. 5
CHOPIN Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 30, No. 4
Event Duration
The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission. Please note that there will be no late seating before intermission.At a Glance
VUSTIN Lamento
This haunting miniature illustrates the quasi-mystical sound world of the late Russian composer Alexander Vustin, whose music has been championed by the likes of conductor Vladimir Jurowski and violinist Gidon Kremer.
JANÁČEK Sonata 1.X.1905, “From the Street”
Written to commemorate the death of a Czech demonstrator in 1905, this “sonata” expresses both Janáček’s grief at the loss of an innocent life and his outrage at the oppression of the Czech minority in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
SILVESTROV Bagatelle, Op. 1, No. 3
Regarded as a national treasure in his native Ukraine, Valentin Silvestrov writes intimate tonal essays in a conservative harmonic idiom. The lyrical introspection of this short piece is characteristic of his understated style.
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, “Pathétique”
The “Pathétique” Sonata both dazzled and perplexed Beethoven’s contemporaries with its explosively dramatic character and concentrated economy of expression. The work’s tragic mood led his publisher to issue it under the title “Grande Sonate Pathétique.”
DVOŘÁK Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85
Dvořák’s 13 miniature tone poems represent his major contribution to the Romantic genre of the character piece. Leif Ove Andsnes describes the Poetic Tone Pictures as “the great forgotten cycle of 19th-century piano music.”