Eight Full Programmes for A World of Piano Themes:

An Invitation to the Dance Your invitation to a glittering display of dance music for the keyboard, spanning three centuries and six continents
Bach Schumann Chopin Albeniz   Smetena Ravel	Partita No 2 in C minor Papillons Op 2 Polonaise in F sharp minor Op 44 Cordoba Seguidillas Two Czech Dances La Valse

 

Visions and Prophecies Visionary music, in turn reflective, anguished, turbulent, fleeting, ecstatic and ultimately triumphant!
Beethoven Bloch Liszt     Prokoviev Messaien Debussy	Sonata A flat Op 110 Visions and Prophecies Two Legends: St Francis Preaching to the Birds St Francis Walking on the Waters Visions Fugitives Op 22 Cloches d'Angoisse et Larmes d'Adieu L'Isle Joyeuse

 

Piano Landscapes Take a stroll through magical countryside in all its pianistic glory.
Beethoven Liszt Debussy MacDowell Bax Schütt-Strauss	Sonata in D Op 28 "Pastorale" Vallée D'Obermann L'Isle Joyeuse Woodland Sketches Winter Waters - Tragic Landscape Concert-Paraphrase on Tales from the Vienna Woods

 

The Piano and the Night An evening packed with romantic, moonlit moments, fireworks, nightmares and sweet dreams.
Beetoven   Chopin Ravel Liszt   Debussy     Grieg   Schumann	Sonata in C sharp minor  Op 27 No 2 "Moonlight" Two Nocturnes Gaspard de la Nuit Harmonies du Soir (Transcendental Etude no 11) Les sons et les parfums tournent  dans l'air du soir Feux d'artifice Evening in the Mountains Summer's Eve Three pieces from  Fantasiestücke Op 12    Traumes Wirren    Des Abends    In der Nacht

 

Piano Postcards The composer abroad! Evocative and exotic impressions from around the world with some of music's most inveterate travellers.
Debussy       Bridge Liszt   Grieg       Bax   Elgar Balakirev	La Puerto del Vino Les collines d'Anacapri Canope Minstrels Vignettes de Marseilles Les jeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este Vallée D'Obermann Three Lyric Pieces:  Solitary Traveller  Homesickness  Homeward May Night in the Ukraine In a Vodka Shop In Smyrna Islamey

 

Piano Paintings A myriad of colourful pictures in sound inspired by the paintings of Goya, Chagall, Bocklin, Watteau and Hartmann.
Rachmaninov Granados Peter Thompson Debussy Mussorgsky	Three Etudes Tableaux Op 39 Two Pieces from Goyescas Marc Chagall Suite L'Isle Joyeuse Pictures at an Exhibition

 

From My Homeland Embark of a joyful and poignant journey to eight different countries, to share each composer's thoughts and feelings for his homeland.
Tchaikovsky Janacek Chopin   Albeniz Francis Pott Grieg Ginastera	Dumka Op 59 Sonata 1.X.1905 Two Mazurkas Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat Op 53 Two pieces from Songs of Spain Farewell to Hirta Three Lyric Pieces Danzas Argentinas

 

Fairy Tales and Ghostly Stories Be prepared to be alternately enchanted and chilled in this bewitching programme of devilishly inspired piano works.
Medtner   Chopin Ravel Bridge William Bolcom Liszt	Fairy-Tale Sonata in  C minor Op 25 No 1 Ballade No 2 in F minor Op 38 Gaspard de la Nuit A Fairy-Tale Suite for Piano Three Ghost Rags Mephisto Waltz No 1

 

Four Short Programmes for Lunchtime & Education Projects:

Rivers and Oceans From bubbling brooks to stormy seas, from sparkling fountains to placid lakes, here is water music of every variety.
Chopin Liszt   Ravel Vaughan Williams Baines Arensky Novak	Barcarolle Op 60 Au Lac du Wallenstadt Au Bord d'une Source Une Barque sur l'Ocean The Lake in the Mountains The Lone Wreck Le Ruisseau dans la Forêt The Sea

 

The Piano Year Follow the changing seasons of the year, with this delightful collection of character pieces
Suk Tchaikovsky Greig Ireland Bax Grieg Tchaikovsky Chaminade Debussy Tchaikovsky Debussy Chopin	Spring Song of the Lark To the Spring Equinox On a May Evening Summer's Eve Harvest Song Automne Feuilles mortes Troika Drive Des pas sur la neige Etude in A minor Op 25 No 11  "Winter Wind"

 

Family Life Tender, playful, loving and heartfelt tributes to family life, with the odd squabble on the way!
Bach   Mozart   Suk Mussorgsky	Capriccio on the Departure  of a Beloved Brother 12 Variations on  "Ah, vous dirai-je Maman" K265 About Mother Op 28 Children's Prank Nanny and I First Punishment -  Nanny shuts me in a dark cupboard

 

Piano Storms A powerful programme of tempestuous weather at the keyboard. Umbrella essential!
Beethoven   Chopin Liszt Debussy	Sonata in D minor Op 31 No2  "The Tempest" Ballade No 2 in F minor Op 38 Orage Des pas sur la neige Le vent dans la plaine Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest

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