Michael Bell plays Peter Seabourne: Keele Music Forum Concert at Keele University Chapel, Keele on Wednesday 21st February 2018

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Michael Bell plays Peter Seabourne

Keele Music Forum Concert

Add to my Calendar 21-02-2018 13:15 21-02-2018 15:15 36 Michael Bell plays Peter Seabourne Composer Peter Seabourne will introduce his piano cycle Arabesques which was initially inspired by the landscapes of the Alhambra in Granada. The individual pieces were subsequently developed to reflect a series of paintings of the Alahambra by Ann Seabourne. The premiere of ‘Arabesques’ in Leeds 2014 was given alongside the opening exhibition of the paintings and with images of each picture projected simultaneously during the performance. This will be replicated in today’s performance. The programme is made up with three sonatas by Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) whose early keyboard style, like Scarlatti anticipates and would continue to influence keyboard writing for centuries to come. The Catalan composer Mompou was an ardent Francophile; after his studies in Paris has been interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War, he would return to live and work there from 1921-1941. Mompou returned to his home city of Barcelona where he stayed until his death in June 1987. Scènes d’enfants were composed in 1917 and in spite of their French titles the images of children at play in the street on beaches and finally in gardens are deeply imbued with Catalan rhythmic impulse and perfume.De Falla’s virtuosic Fantasia Baetica is his largest single piece for piano. Baetica is the Roman name for Andalusia and Falla pays homage to the Latin-Andalusian race. Completed in 1919, it was commissioned by and dedicated to Artur Rubinstein. Michael Bell – Piano Keele University Chapel, Keele DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Keele University Chapel
Keele University
Keele
Staffordshire
ST5 5NN
England

Wednesday 21st February 2018
1:15 PM

Programme

Peter Seabourne – Steps Volume 3: Arabesques
Manuel de Falla – Fantasia Baetica
Federico Mompou – Scènes d’enfants
Antonio Soler – 3 Sonatas

Performers

Michael Bell – piano

Programme Note

Composer Peter Seabourne will introduce his piano cycle Arabesques which was initially inspired by the landscapes of the Alhambra in Granada. The individual pieces were subsequently developed to reflect a series of paintings of the Alahambra by Ann Seabourne. The premiere of ‘Arabesques’ in Leeds 2014 was given alongside the opening exhibition of the paintings and with images of each picture projected simultaneously during the performance. This will be replicated in today’s performance.

The programme is made up with three sonatas by Padre Antonio Soler (1729-1783) whose early keyboard style, like Scarlatti anticipates and would continue to influence keyboard writing for centuries to come.

The Catalan composer Mompou was an ardent Francophile; after his studies in Paris has been interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War, he would return to live and work there from 1921-1941. Mompou returned to his home city of Barcelona where he stayed until his death in June 1987. Scènes d’enfants were composed in 1917 and in spite of their French titles the images of children at play in the street on beaches and finally in gardens are deeply imbued with Catalan rhythmic impulse and perfume.
De Falla’s virtuosic Fantasia Baetica is his largest single piece for piano. Baetica is the Roman name for Andalusia and Falla pays homage to the Latin-Andalusian race. Completed in 1919, it was commissioned by and dedicated to Artur Rubinstein.

Michael Bell – Piano

Michael Bell (pianist) with Peter Seabourne (composer) and Ann Seabourne (painter)

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