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Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"

1. Grave — Allegro molto e con brio

2. Adagio cantabile

3. Rondo: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach/August Stradal, Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528

2. Andante [Adagio]

Jean-Philippe Rameau, Pièces de Clavessin (1724): Suite in E Minor, RCT 2

V. "Le Rappel des Oiseaux"

Claude Debussy, Preludes, Book I

8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

Joep Beving, Solitude

Joep Beving, Unus Mundus

Joep Beving, Sol & Luna

Joep Beving, Orvonton

Joep Beving, Anamnesis

Rudolf Buchbinder, The Diabelli Project

Theme: Waltz by Anton Diabelli

Friedrich Kalkbrenner // Variation No. 18 for Anton Diabelli’s Waltz

Franz Schubert // Variation No. 38 for Anton Diabelli’s Waltz

Toshio Hosokawa // „Verlust“

Christian Jost // „Rock it Rudi”

Max Richter // “Diabelli”

Tan Dun // “Blue Orchid”

Jörg Widmann // “Diabelli-Variation”

Johannes Brahms, 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

1. Intermezzo: Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato

2. Intermezzo: Andante teneramente

3. Ballade: Allegro energico

6. Intermezzo: Andante, largo e mesto

Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Songs Without Words, Op. 67

1. Andante

2. Allegro leggiero ("Lost Illusions")

3. Andante tranquillo

4. Presto (Spinnerlied)

5. Moderato

6. Allegretto non troppo

Frédéric Chopin, Nocturnes, Op. 27

No. 2 in D flat major

Robert Schumann, Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15

7. Träumerei (Dreaming)

Thomas Preston, Uppon La Mi Re (Ground)

William Byrd, Variations on O Mistress Mine

Johann Sebastian Bach, Well-tempered Clavier (Book I), BWV 846-861

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846

Franz Liszt, Wiegenlied (Cradle song) S. 198

Louis Vierne, Trois nocturnes, Op. 34 (35)

I. « La nuit avait envahi la nef de la cathédrale… » — Lento

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Festa no sertão

Francisco Tárrega/Simon Ghraichy, Recuerdos de la Alhambra (version for piano)

Johann Sebastian Bach/Franz Liszt, Prelude and Fugue for organ in A Minor BWV 543

Michael Nyman, Timelapse

Arturo Márquez, Danzón No. 2

Frédéric Chopin, Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

Johann Sebastian Bach, The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080

Contrapunctus I

Contrapunctus II

Contrapunctus III

Contrapunctus IV

Contrapunctus V

#WorldPianoDay: a virtual festival with the greatest pianists

With Maria João Pires, Rudolf Buchbinder, Evgeny Kissin, Víkingur Ólafsson, Jan Lisiecki, Joep Beving, Simon Ghraichy, Kit Armstrong, and Daniil Trifonov

Cast

Maria João Pires — Pianist

Rudolf Buchbinder — Pianist

Evgeny Kissin — Pianist

Víkingur Ólafsson — Pianist

Jan Lisiecki — Pianist

Joep Beving — Pianist

Simon Ghraichy — Pianist

Kit Armstrong — Pianist

Program notes

In honor of World Piano Day 2020, a star-studded roster of master pianists is headed to a screen near you! This exceptional virtual festival organised by Deutsche Grammophon features a jaw-dropping list of the biggest and most exciting names in classical piano: Maria João Pires, Rudolf Buchbinder, Evgeny Kissin, Víkingur Ólafsson, Jan Lisiecki, Joep Beving, Simon Ghraichy, Kit Armstrong and Daniil Trifonov will each perform pieces of their choosing on their own pianos, streaming mini-concerts of the highest artistry from their homes to yours. Music has the power to unite people even in difficult times: go on a journey and meet up with music lovers all over the world with the help of these modern-day magicians of the piano.

Discover great pianists in Deutsche Grammophon's Piano Masters playlist here, as well as recent albums from DG's Global Virtual Festival for World Piano Day performers Víkingur Ólafsson (Debussy-Rameau), Jan Lisiecki (Mendelssohn), and Rudolf Buchbinder (The Diabelli Project ).

A closer look: featured composers

Claude Debussy

Frédéric Chopin

Robert Schumann

Johannes Brahms

Johann Sebastian Bach

Ludwig van Beethoven

Jean-Philippe Rameau

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Franz Liszt

Heitor Villa-Lobos

Further listening: featured works

Preludes, Book I

Claude Debussy (Composer)

Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic"

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)

Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), Op. 15

Robert Schumann (Composer)

6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118

Johannes Brahms (Composer)

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer)

Nocturnes, Op. 27

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)

Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)

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