Endgame V - James Lisney, piano at St George's Bristol, Bristol on Wednesday 6th October 2021

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Endgame V - James Lisney, piano

Add to my Calendar 06-10-2021 19:30 06-10-2021 21:30 36 Endgame V - James Lisney, piano James Lisney's Endgame project, a series of concerts focussing on the late piano music of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin - four composers who are particularly close to his heart -  returns nwith a recital featuring works by Schubert and Beethoven at St George's, Bristol The late works of composers, artists and writers can be intransigent and contradictory, sometimes valedictory, but often display an exceptional aesthetic mastery and distilled artistic focus. In ‘Endgame’ British pianist James Lisney explores the notion of ‘Late Style’ through some of the most endlessly satisfying piano music. These extraordinary works demonstrate that lateness is not just about temporal maturity but is also an attitude of mind; here there is the sense of a life lived with intensity, that time is of the essence...   a breathtaking interpretation of some of the last works of the great composers - Seen and Heard International St George's Bristol, Bristol DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St George's Bristol
Great George Street
Bristol
BS1 5RR
England

Wednesday 6th October 2021
7:30 PM

Programme

Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata no.18 in G major, D.894
Ludwig van Beethoven – 33 Variations on a waltz by Diabelli, Op.120

Performers

James Lisney – piano

Programme Note

James Lisney's Endgame project, a series of concerts focussing on the late piano music of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin - four composers who are particularly close to his heart - returns nwith a recital featuring works by Schubert and Beethoven at St George's, Bristol

The late works of composers, artists and writers can be intransigent and contradictory, sometimes valedictory, but often display an exceptional aesthetic mastery and distilled artistic focus.

In ‘Endgame’ British pianist James Lisney explores the notion of ‘Late Style’ through some of the most endlessly satisfying piano music. These extraordinary works demonstrate that lateness is not just about temporal maturity but is also an attitude of mind; here there is the sense of a life lived with intensity, that time is of the essence...

a breathtaking interpretation of some of the last works of the great composers - Seen and Heard International

James Lisney (image credit: Suzie Maeder)

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