Orchestra Of The Swan, Janina Fialkowska
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Conductor - David Curtis
Piano - Janina Fialkowska
Programme:
Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven - Symphony No. 8
Rossini was a hugely prolific composer, rattling off 39 operas in 19 years, retiring at 39 and writing almost nothing for the next 40 years – yet this didn’t seem to affect the quality of his output, as tonight’s much-loved opener testifies. Following that, what finer interpreter of Chopin’s melodic, sensual concertos can there be than Montreal-born Fialkowska, who brings her exquisite touch to the sumptuous textures of the F minor Concerto?
Beethoven called his 8th: ‘my little symphony in F’, distinguishing it from its larger cousin, The Pastoral, written in the same key. It is said he also felt it was impossible not to write lyrically, and peacefully in the key of F, and whether this is true or not, the symphony certainly bears out that theory. Written when he was 41 and extremely unhappy, it is surprisingly light-hearted, and remains cheerful even in its loudest, later stages.
Orchestra Of The Swan
Formed in 1995, Orchestra of the Swan is a British chamber orchestra which, under the artistic direction of David Le Page, is passionate about…
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Janina Fialkowska
Hailed by legendary pianist Arthur Rubenstein as 'a born Chopin interpreter', this award-winning Canadian-born classical pianist is also a leading…
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