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Intensity, delicacy and emotion in a highly intelligent programme from Piemontesi

By Nick Boston, 03 May 2019
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“dazzling virtuosity and phenomenal control”
Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 2 May 2019
Programme
Bach, Prelude and Fugue "St Anne" in E Flat Major, BWV552
Bach, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - chorale prelude in G Minor, BWV659 (arr. Busoni)
Bach, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - chorale prelude in E Flat Major, BWV645 (arr. Busoni)
Bach, Italian Concerto, BWV971
Bach, Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031: Siciliano in G minor (arr. Wilhelm Kempff)
Debussy, Images, Set 2
Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36
Schubert, Impromptu no. 2 in A flat major, D.935
Performers
Francesco Piemontesi, Piano
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Nick Boston
Nick Boston
Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.