Michael Houstoun
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Programme
J S Bach: Toccata in C Minor, BWV 911
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel
Chopin: Berceuse, Opus 57
Chopin: Impromptu in F#, Opus 36.
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in Bb, Opus 23, No 2
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in Eb, Opus 23 No 6
Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in Eb Minor, Opus 39, No 5
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in D, Opus 23, No 4
Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in C Minor, Opus 33, No 3
Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in D, Opus 39, No 9
Michael Houstoun, New Zealand's most acclaimed and treasured pianist, has chosen a stunning programme for this recital. He will open with the music of J S Bach - the early Toccata in C minor, which alternates between improvisatory flourishes, adagios and fugues. This is followed by Brahms' Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel. Handel's simple little tune unfolds through twenty-five amazingly inventive variations to a brilliant closing fugue in what has been described as one of the greatest sets of variations ever written.
The second part of the concert moves to the Romantic period, introduced by two gentle Chopin pieces - the Berceuse and Impromptu in F#. The balance of the programme is devoted to a luscious and varied selection of Preludes and Etudes-Tableaux by Rachmaninoff.
Door sales will be available and tickets can be bought from Waikanae New World and Moby Dickens Books in Paraparaumu Beach. For enquiries about online sales visit www.waikanaemusic.org.nz