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Dmytro Sukhovienko overwhelms at the Valletta International Baroque Festival

By Katy Wright, 11 January 2015
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Reviewed at Teatru Manoel, Valletta on 11 January 2015
Programme
Bach, Cello suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010 (Prelude arr. Siloti)
Bach, Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV535 (Prelude arr. Siloti)
Sgambati, Mélodie (transcribed from Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice)
Bach, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir - Cantata, BWV29 (Arr. Kempff)
Bach, Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031: Siciliano in G minor (Arr. Kempff)
Bach, Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne arr. Busoni
Bach, Violin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006 (Prelude, Gavotte and Bourrée arr. Joseffy)
Bach, Fantasia and Fugue "Grand" in G Minor, BWV542 (Arr. Liszt)
Liszt, Sarabande and Chaconne on Themes from Handel's Almira, S 181
Performers
Dmytro Sukhovienko, Piano
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Cello suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV1010Fantasia and Fugue "Grand" in G Minor, BWV542Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031: Siciliano in G minorFranz LisztGiovanni SgambatiJohann Sebastian BachMélodie (transcribed from Gluck's Orphée et Eurydice)Prelude and Fugue in G Minor, BWV535Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne arr. BusoniViolin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir - Cantata, BWV29
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Katy Wright
Katy Wright
As News Editor at Rhinegold, Katy contributes news pieces and longer features to publications including Classical Music, Music Teacher and International Piano (both digital and print editions). She writes on a freelance basis for publications including Sinfini Music and TEMPO.