Wigmore Hall36 Wigmore Street, London, Greater London, W1U 2BP, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Saturday 05 November 2022 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976) | Mazurka elegaica for two pianos, Op.23b | |
| Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) | Divertissement à la hongroise, in G minor, D.818 | |
| Holst, Gustav (1874-1934) | The Planets, Op.32 |
Performers
| Benjamin Frith | Piano |
| Heidi Rolfe | Piano |
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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.
