Music from the Frederick Collection
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37th Fall Season of the Historical Piano Concerts
Ashburnham Community Church, Ashburnham, MA
Sunday at 3:00 pm, 2 October 2022
piano by Erard et Cie., Paris (1840) |
Was mir behagt, BWV 208 (1713) "Jagd-Kantate" 9. Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze) | Joh. Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) transcr. Egon Petri (1881-1962) |
Keyboard sonatas in g, K.12 (Essercizi per gravicembalo, 1738) Presto in a, K.36 (undated) Allegro in c, K.48 (undated) Presto in c, K.116 (undated) Allegro | Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) |
Scarlatti wrote most of his keyboard sonatas at the royal courts of Lisbon and Madrid, where he had access to both harpsichords and the then-new Florentine pianos. Which instrument best suits each piece is thus up to the performer. | |
Variations sérieuses in d, Op. 54 (1841) Theme & 17 variations | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
Berceuse in Db, Op. 57 (1843-44) Andante | Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) |
Nocturne, Op. 27, No. 2 (1836) Lento sostenuto | Chopin |
Ballade No. 2 in F, Op. 38 (1836-39) Andantino – Presto con fuoco – Tempo primo – Presto con fuoco | Chopin |
Ballade No. 3 in Ab, Op. 49 (1841) Allegretto | Chopin |
All concerts this season start at 3 pm
and run without an intermission.