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Concerts
Record date : 23 July 2011
Programme

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN BACH
Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825

JEAN-SÉBASTIEN BACH / FRANZ LISZT
Prelude in F minor after Bach’s cantata BWV 12, “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”

FRANZ LISZT
Années de pèlerinage, Première année : Suisse, S. 160
Nuages gris, S. 199

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106, “Hammerklavier”

The young pianist Martin Helmchen shows a surprising maturity. In this performance he moves seamlessly from Bach to Mendelssohn by way of Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann. Highlights included Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B-flat major and Liszt’s F minor Prelude (based on a cantata by Bach), Années de Pèlerinage, and Nuages gris.

Martin Helmchen has performed with legendary conductors like Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Jurowski, and Philippe Herreweghe and has won numerous awards, including two Echo Klassik, first prize in the Clara Haskil International Competition, and the Credit Suisse Group Young Artists Award.

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