Music from the Frederick Collection

41st Fall Season of the Historical Piano Concerts

New Dawn Arts Center,

Ashburnham Community Church, Ashburnham, MA

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Concert 3

Sunday at 3:00 pm, 13 September 2026

Ivan Gusev

piano by Joh. Baptist Streicher, Vienna (1846)

The Less-Familiar and the Celebrated

Fanny Mendelssohn, Roman Khozeev, Chopin

Sonata No. 3 in A, H235  "Easter"        

completed Easter, 7 April 1828        

        1. Allegro assai – Moderato

        2. Largo e molto espressivo – Poco più mosso

        3. Scherzo  Allegretto

        4. Allegro con strepito* – Fantasie on Bach's Christe, du Lamm Gottes

        The composer became known as Fanny Hensel after she married

        painter Wilhelm Hensel in 1829.   * "clamorously"

Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn

(1805–1847)

Seven Christmas Miniatures (2025)        

Massachusetts première        

        Each of the seven short movements has metronome markings,

        though without title or tempo indication.

Roman Khozeev

(b. 1988)

Ballade No.1 in g, Op. 23 (1835)        

        Largo – Moderato – Sempre più mosso – Meno mosso –

        A tempo – Più animato – Meno mosso – Presto con fuoco

Frédéric Chopin

(1810–1849)

Ballade No. 2 in F, Op. 38 (1836–39)        

        Andantino – Presto con fuoco – Tempo primo – Agitato – Tempo primo

Chopin

Ballade No. 3 in A, Op. 47 (1841)        

        Allegretto – Leggiero – Mezza voce – Più mosso

Chopin

Ballade No. 4 in f, Op. 52 (1842–43)        

        Andante con moto – Accelerando al fine

Chopin