The Église de Verbier hosts morning, afternoon and evening concerts. It is the Verbier Festival’s primary venue for solo, chamber music and vocal recitals.
Nobuyuki Tsujii, piano
Eglise de Verbier,
Verbier, Switzerland
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Festival
Verbier Festival 2022
The classical world's most anticipated, highest-altitude festival of the year returned in summer 2022. The Verbier Festival came back on July 15 – 31, 2022. It brought the biggest and brightest stars in classical music, revisiting favorite works and taking on brand-new repertoire in the storied Salle des Combins and Verbier Église. Beloved performers of Verbiers past are once again on the docket—alongside some exciting Verbier debuts—in this blockbuster event from the gorgeous Swiss Alps, where the only thing more breathtaking than the view is the music.
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2
Franz Liszt: Consolation no. 3 in D flat major, S 172
Franz Liszt: Mephisto Waltz no. 1, "Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke", S 514
Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op.58
Overview
Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii, described by The Observer as the “definition of virtuosity”, will fill the Église with masterful works by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt.
Beethoven’s Sonata No 14 of 1802 was revolutionary for rejecting traditional fast-slow-fast architecture in favour of the hypnotic slow first movement that earned it its ‘Moonlight’ nickname. A graceful Allegretto follows, before a finale of angry, percussive rhythms. Liszt’s nocturne-like Consolation No 3 in D flat major of 1850 may have been a tribute to Chopin, who died the previous year. His virtuosic Mephisto Waltz No 2, penned 30 years later, was then dedicated to Saint-Saëns, and starts and ends with the diabolical, unresolved tritone interval. Chopin’s Barcarolle in F sharp minor evokes the lulling songs of Venetian gondoliers, although its dramatic climax moves beyond traditional barcarolle territory. His third and final Piano Sonata of 1844 equally saw him bring his distinctive voice to a traditional form. After a first movement mostly based on its strong opening theme comes a brief Scherzo and a nocturne-like Largo, before an urgent, bravura-filled, rondo form finale.
Venue Info
Eglise de Verbier - Verbier
Chemin de l’Église
Chemin de l’Église
Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2022
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 11:00