Piano evocations

Auditorium Lo SqueroFondazione Giorgio Cini San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, Veneto, 30124, Italy

Dates/times in Rome time zone

Saturday 11 April 2026

16:30

Programme

Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Vision, no.1
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Le Staccatissimo, no. 2
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Le Legatissimo, no. 3
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Confidence, no. 9
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Les Soupirs, no.11
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: L’Homme aux sabots (The Clog-Wearer), no. 23
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Contredanse, no. 24
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Rigaudon, no. 27
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Musique militaire, no. 35
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Heraclite et Democrite, no. 39
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Les Diablotins, no. 45
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: En Songe, no. 48
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Esquisses, Op.63: Tutti de concerto dans le genre ancien
Alkan, Charles-Valentin (1813-1888)	Recueil de Chants, Op.67: Barcarolle, no.6
Dillon, Juliette (1823-1854)	Dix contes fantastiques de Hoffmann: Le Choix d’une fiancée
Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)	Péchés de vieillesse Vol VII, no. 9: Un cauchemar
Farrenc, Louise (1804-1875)	Rondo brillant sur un choeur du Pirate, Op.9
Liszt, Franz (1811-1886)	Réminiscences de La juive, S.409a

Performers

Orazio Sciortino

Piano

At the heart of nascent Romanticism there was a debate: should instrumental music render an extramusical narrative, or should it be “absolute” – not explicitly "about" anything?

Orazio Sciortino, piano, presents a selection of pieces by some who favoured the programmatic approach: Juliette Dillon’s interpretation of some of the tales of Hoffmann; everyday impressions or oneiric memories evoked by Charles-Valentin Alkan and Gioacchino Rossini; and personal readings of contemporary operas (Bellini’s Il Pirata and I Puritani) by Louise Farrenc and Franz Liszt.

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