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Benjamin Frith piano; Heidi Rolfe piano
Two Pianos, Four Hands
Part of the Wigmore Hall Autumn Concerts 2022 Season
Add to my Calendar 05-11-2022 19:30 05-11-2022 21:30 36 Benjamin Frith piano; Heidi Rolfe piano Britten’s piece was commissioned in 1941 for the album Homage to Paderewski, marking the 50th anniversary of the pianist/composer/politician’s American debut. Composed in 1824, and actually begun in the Hungarian town of Zseliz (now Želiezovce in Slovakia), Schubert’s sizable, three-movement Divertissement makes use of genuine local folk material. Holst made his own two-piano version of his famous suite in 1914-6, before the work’s orchestration was completed. Wigmore Hall, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Wigmore Hall
36 Wigmore St
Marylebone
London
W1U 2BP
England
Programme
Benjamin Britten – Mazurka elegiaca, Op.23 no.2
Franz Schubert – Divertissement à la hongroise, D.818
~ Interval ~
Gustav Holst – The Planets, Op.32
Performers
Benjamin Frith – piano
Heidi Rolfe – piano
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Programme Note
Britten’s piece was commissioned in 1941 for the album Homage to Paderewski, marking the 50th anniversary of the pianist/composer/politician’s American debut. Composed in 1824, and actually begun in the Hungarian town of Zseliz (now Želiezovce in Slovakia), Schubert’s sizable, three-movement Divertissement makes use of genuine local folk material. Holst made his own two-piano version of his famous suite in 1914-6, before the work’s orchestration was completed.
