Nicholas Young, piano: LONDON 1920: Agnew, Bax, Busoni at 1901 Arts Club, London on Thursday 6th October 2016

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Nicholas Young, piano

LONDON 1920: Agnew, Bax, Busoni

Add to my Calendar 06-10-2016 19:30 06-10-2016 21:30 36 Nicholas Young, piano Despite the horrors and destruction of the Great War, London remained a global centre for culture in the 1920s, especially classical music.  But with the political landscape irreversibly transformed, many artists came to the city burdened with feelings of austerity and doubt, and sought distance from the dogmas and traditions of the Old World. Join Australian pianist Nicholas Young in reliving this intriguing period of history through the solo piano music of three international composers – the London-born Arnold Bax, Australian Roy Agnew and Italian-German Ferruccio Busoni – who pursued vastly different careers but were commonly active in London during the interwar decades.  To celebrate the 150th birth anniversary year of Busoni, the recital concludes with Busoni's arrangement of Bach's Chaconne from the Second Violin Partita, a perennial favourite. 1901 Arts Club, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street
Waterloo
London
SE1 8UE
England

Thursday 6th October 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Roy Agnew – Sonata Legende: Capricornia (1940)
Roy Agnew – Fantasie Sonata
Arnold Bax – Piano Sonata no.2
Ferruccio Busoni – Toccata, BV 287
Ferruccio Busoni – Ten Variations on a Prelude of Chopin, BV 213a (1922)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Partita no.2 in D minor, BWV 1004: Chaconne

Performers

Nicholas Young – piano

Programme Note

Despite the horrors and destruction of the Great War, London remained a global centre for culture in the 1920s, especially classical music. But with the political landscape irreversibly transformed, many artists came to the city burdened with feelings of austerity and doubt, and sought distance from the dogmas and traditions of the Old World.

Join Australian pianist Nicholas Young in reliving this intriguing period of history through the solo piano music of three international composers – the London-born Arnold Bax, Australian Roy Agnew and Italian-German Ferruccio Busoni – who pursued vastly different careers but were commonly active in London during the interwar decades. To celebrate the 150th birth anniversary year of Busoni, the recital concludes with Busoni's arrangement of Bach's Chaconne from the Second Violin Partita, a perennial favourite.

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