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Wit, Woe and Warmth: Lars Vogt at Queen Elizabeth Hall

By Frances Wilson, 16 May 2012
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Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15 May 2012
Programme
Haydn, Piano Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:50
Chopin, Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57
Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral March', Op.35
Larcher, Poems
Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35
Performers
Lars Vogt, Piano
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Berceuse in D flat major, Op.57Fryderyk Franciszek ChopinJohannes BrahmsJoseph HaydnLars VogtPiano Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:50Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral March', Op.35PoemsThomas LarcherVariations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35
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Frances Wilson
Frances Wilson
A keen concert-goer, Frances is a pianist, piano teacher and blogger on pianism, music and culture.