Murray Perahia at the Barbican in Haydn, Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin

By Chris Garlick, 18 April 2013

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 17 April 2013

Haydn, Piano Sonata in D major, Hob XVI:24

Bach, French Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV815

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 26 in E flat major "Les Adieux", Op.81a

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780

Chopin, Impromptu in F sharp major, Op.36

Chopin, Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.31

Murray Perahia, Piano

A probing Hammerklavier in Chicago

Sam Jacobson, 7th May

Murray Perahia’s deeply rewarding recital featured Beethoven’s monolithic Hammerklavier piano sonata, prefaced by works of Bach and Schubert.

****1

Full of the joys of spring in Beethoven

Alexander Hall, 20th February

Soon to be seventy, Murray Perahia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields give full expression to the life force that is Beethoven, in their continuing cycle of the piano concertos.

*****

Perahia in Manchester: A thunderous Hammerklavier

Rohan Shotton, 15th June

Murray Perahia plays Haydn, Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

****1

Lions in winter: Perahia and Haitink in Boston

Kevin Wells, 31st March

Bernard Haitink and Murray Perahia bring a lifetime of experience, frequent collaboration, and an evergreen musicianship to bear on a program of Beethoven and Mahler.

*****

Tragic undertones and optimistic spirit

Olga de Kort, 15th November

A memorable programme of Schumann from Bernard Haitink and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

****1

Just So: Haitink’s heavenly Mahler 4

Mark Pullinger, 20th September

Bernard Haitink presides over a performance of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra which was “Just So” – everything in its place.

****1

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.