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.
Nikolaï Lugansky, piano
Eglise de Verbier,
Verbier, Switzerland
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Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2021
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 20:00
Duration: 1h 15min
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Festival
Verbier Festival 2021
The Verbier Festival, now in its 28th year, announces its return for 17 days of concerts, masterclasses, talks and education events in the picturesque setting of the Swiss Alps.
Programme
Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin partita no. 3 in E major, BWV1006
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, Op.111
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Etudes-Tableaux: selection
Overview
Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux brilliantly showcase the mastery and powerful virtuosity of pianist Nikolaï Lugansky, alongside an arrangement of Bach’s Partita for Violin No. 3 and Beethoven’s famous 'Moonlight' Sonata.
When Rachmaninoff was both a deft transcriber, and incorporated Bach-like polyphony into his own works, it’s no wonder he produced such a lovingly radiant, multi-coloured piano transcription of Bach’s Solo Violin Partita No. 3. Beethoven’s Sonata No. 14 was groundbreaking for opening not with a fast movement but a brooding Adagio, whose hypnotic broken chords are so pictorially evocative that the sonata was dubbed the ‘Moonlight’. After an Allegretto provides brief sunny respite, a stormy Presto with percussive offbeats concludes. Even more rhythmically striking is the second and final movement of Op. 111, his last sonata. A theme and variations, its 9/16 beat gets sub-divided as it progresses, producing a jazzy swing. Rachmaninoff’s rhythmically complex and technically demanding ‘Study Pictures’ did genuinely have extra-musical inspiration, so when Respighi transcribed a few for orchestra, Rachmaninoff provided programmatic descriptions.
Venue Info
Eglise de Verbier - Verbier
Chemin de l’Église
Chemin de l’Église
Important Info
Festival: Verbier Festival 2021
Type: Classical Concert
City: Verbier, Switzerland
Starts at: 20:00
Duration: 1h 15min