Sonate au clair de lune à Noël à la cathédrale Saint‐Gilles
Edimbourg, Cathédrale Saint‐Gilles — Main
A propos du spectacle
Pour une soirée extraordinaire de piano classique, visitez l'impressionnante cathédrale St Giles d'Édimbourg pour écouter les chefs‐d'œuvre de Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, Frédéric Chopin, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy et Franz Liszt.
Offrez‐vous, ainsi qu'à vos proches, un récital de piano exceptionnel avant Noël, dans le cadre magnifique de la cathédrale St Giles d'Édimbourg, éclairée à la bougie. Le célèbre pianiste britannique Warren Mailley‐Smith interprétera une sélection exceptionnelle d'œuvres pour piano très appréciées, dont le chef‐d'œuvre de Beethoven, la Sonate au clair de lune.
En 2016, Warren Mailley‐Smith est devenu le premier pianiste britannique à interpréter de mémoire l'intégrale des œuvres de Chopin pour piano solo dans une série de 11 récitals à St John's Smith Square. Salué par la critique comme un "exploit épique", Mailley‐Smith répétera cette série dans plusieurs lieux en 2023‐2024. Il a donné des récitals en solo acclamés au Wigmore Hall et au Carnegie Hall, et s'est produit à de nombreuses reprises pour la famille royale britannique. Il est l'un des pianistes de concert les plus actifs de sa génération et a donné plus de 200 représentations l'année dernière.
Programme
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata
- Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody
- Frederic Chopin – Scherzo no. 1
- Frederic Chopin – Berceuse
- Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune
- Sergueï Vassilievitch Rachmaninov – Prelude in C sharp minor
- George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Artistes
| Piano: | Warren Mailley‐Smith |
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer of the late 18th century. He is well known as the most influential composers of all time as well as crucial figure to the Classical music scene. In fact, he demonstrated his musical talent at an early age, taking lessons from his father and composer/conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Later, he moved to Vienna where he gained the reputation of a virtuoso pianist by composing his popular masterpieces. He created his most admired works in his last 15 years of life, all the while being almost completely deaf.
Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist of the Romantic area (early 19th century). He wrote primarily piano solos but also piano concerts, chamber pieces and songs set to Polish lyrics. He is well-known as a poetic genius without competition of his generation. In fact, he created the concept of instrumental ballade and his performances were noted for their sensitivity and fine distinction. He spent most of his life in Paris, where he performed for the intimate atmospheres of salons. For most of his life, he suffered poor health. As a result, he died quite young at the age of 39, probably of tuberculosis.
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the 19th century Romantic era. He was well-known for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist all over Europe. In fact, he was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School (Neudeutsche Schule) as a composer. Over the course of his career he created extensive and diverse bodies of works that influenced contemporaries and anticipated many 20th-century ideas and trends. For instance, his most notable musical contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, making radical departures in harmony and developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form.
Adresse
Cathédrale Saint‐Gilles, High Street, Edimbourg, Royaume‐Uni — Google Maps
