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Details

The Venue - Leeds College of Music
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7PD
England


Programme

Nikolay MedtnerPiano Sonata 'Reminiscenza' in A minor, Op.31 no.1
Sergey ProkofievPiano Sonata no.8 in B flat major, Op.84
Sergey ProkofievPastoral Sonatina
Dmitry ShostakovichPiano Sonata no.2 in B minor, Op.61

Performers

Georgy Tchaidze – piano

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Programme Note

Georgy’s recital explores the contrasting responses of three composers living and working in Russia in the irst half of the twentieth century. He writes: “Three very different composers – Medtner, Shostakovich and Prokoiev – each of them with their very own way of expression, unique vision of music and style. There are more differences between them than similarities, but all of them were living at the same time, facing the same historical moments: the October Revolution, Civil War, emigration (Prokoiev and Medtner), the ruin of the old world, great terror and inally the Second World War. Great tragedy and great art all at the same time.”

Medtner’s Sonata Reminiscenza was written in 1920, the year before he emigrated. Shostakovich composed his Second Piano Sonata in 1943 between his Seventh (Leningrad) and Eight Symphonies, whilst Prokofiev’s Eight Piano Sonata (the third of three ‘War Sonatas’) was completed in 1944.

 

Georgy Tchaidze

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