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Pavel Kolesnikov at Wigmore Hall

Acclaimed pianist Pavel Kolesnikov plays keyboard music from three centuries, including music for children by Debussy and Helmut Lachenmann, and Robert Schumann's Fantasy in C.

Acclaimed Russian-born pianist Pavel Kolesnikov marks the centenary of the death of Claude Debussy with a highly original and personal programme, interspersing Debussy's 'Children's Corner' with complementary works by Liszt, Bach, Chopin and contemporary composer Helmut Lachenmann. Pavel Kolesnikov ends by pairing Louis Couperin's Tombeau de Mr Blancrocher with one of Schumann's most original and personal works - his Fantasie in C Major - full of autobiographical allusions to his beloved wife-to-be, Clara Wieck.

Another chance to hear this concert recorded in April 2018 week at Wigmore Hall and presented by Sarah Walker.

Helmut Lachenmann: Schattentanz (Ein Kinderspiel)
Debussy: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum; Jimbo's Lullaby (Children's Corner)
Lachenmann: Akiko (Ein Kinderspiel)
Debussy: Serenade for the Doll (Children's Corner)
Chopin: Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op. 30, No. 4; Γ‰tude, Op. 25, No. 2
Debussy: The Snow is Dancing (Children's Corner Suite)
Liszt: La Campanella
Debussy: The Little Shepherd (Children's Corner)
JS Bach: Prelude in C sharp major (The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II)
Debussy: Cakewalk (Children's Corner)
Lachenmann: Filter-Schaukel (Ein Kinderspiel)
Debussy: Feux d'artifice (PrΓ©ludes, Book II No 12)

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

8.25pm
Interval music (from CD)
Francis Poulenc: 4 Motets pour un temps de penitence
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Eric Ericson (conductor)

8.40pm
Louis Couperin: Tombeau de Mr Blancrocher
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17

Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

    Performer: Jacqueline du PrΓ©. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jun 2020 19:30

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