Michael Houstoun - Piano Recital
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Music Whakatane is delighted to welcome Michael Houstoun for a concert on Sunday 13 February at 4pm at the Church of St George & St John, Domain Road, Whakatane. At the Covid RED setting the numbers will be limited to 100 people, who will be required to scan/sign in, show a vaccine pass, wear a mask and observe social distancing. Tickets are: Adults $30, Groups of 6+ adults $25 each, Children $5. BOOKING IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED at The Good Life, 196 The Strand, Whakatane (cash only). If unable to go to TGL, contact us and you will be advised how to pay. With the limited numbers there are unlikely to be door sales.
THE PROGRAMME
J.S. Bach English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 808
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gavottes 1 and 2
Gigue
M. Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte
(Pavane for a Dead Princess)
M. Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales
(Noble and Sentimental Waltzes)
INTERVAL
Gao Ping Little Waltz
Farewell Waltz
F. Chopin ‘Chopiniana’ (Music for the ballet Les Sylphides)
Polonaise in A, Op.40 No.1
Nocturne in A flat, Op.32 No.2
Waltz in G flat, Op.70 No.1
Mazurka in D, Op.33 No.2
Mazurka in C, Op.67 No.3
Prelude in A, Op.28 No.7
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2
Waltz in E flat, Op.18
In the piano repertoire there are a great many works inspired by dancing. Composers have been captivated by the spirit of dance, especially in its romantic and intimate guises. Except for the Bach Prelude and the Chopin Nocturne and Prelude all the music on today’s programme is dance music - and most of it in triple time - yet none of it was written to actually be danced to. The waltz in particular has generated marvellous piano music, its seductive swirl on full display in the works of Chopin and Ravel, and also its nostalgic sweetness in the hands of Gao Ping.The Pavane is a funerary dance and so even mourning can move our feet. Bach’s dance suites make up a large proportion of his secular music. However, you look at it this music is a celebration of movement and as such a celebration of life.