Grigory Sokolov: the art of performance
A Festival regular, Grigory Sokolov once again honours us with his presence this year.
This piano titan has chosen to compare two musical worlds that are ultimately closer than they might at first appear: the golden age of English music with some of the most personal pieces by William Byrd, a musician full of delicacy and emotion, characteristics that the young Brahms will find – with a completely different language, of course – in the four Ballades op. 10, which are so many tales in music.
Program
W. Byrd (1540-1623), John come kiss me now T478 BK81 FVB10 / The first pavan. The galliard to the first pavan T487 BK29a, 29b FVB167, 168 / Fantasia T455 BK63 FVB8 / Alman T436 BK11 FVB163 / Pavan: The Earl of Salisbury. Galliard. Second galliard T503 BK15a, 15b, 15c
Callino casturame T441 BK35 FVB158 (35')
J. Brahms, 4 Ballades op. 10
Andante (D minor), Andante (D major)
Intermezzo. Allegro (B minor), Andante con moto (B major)
2 Rhapsodies, op. 79
Agitato, Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro (40')
