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Brahms and Beethoven - pure fantasy

Live from Wigmore Hall, London. Pianist Nicholas Angelich plays Bach arranged by Busoni, Brahms's 7 Fantasies, Op 116, and Beethoven's 'Moonlight' Sonata.

From London's Wigmore Hall, pianist Nicholas Angelich plays music with a fantastical feel, including a Bach chorale prelude arranged by Busoni, Brahms's haunting late Fantasies Op. 116, and Beethoven's mysterious and mercurial Sonata 'quasi una fantasia', better known as the 'Moonlight Sonata'.

Introduced by Fiona Talkington.

Bach/Busoni: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659
Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op 116
Beethoven: Sonata quasi una fantasia, Op 27 No 2 (Moonlight)

Nicholas Angelich (piano)

First broadcast on 9 December 2019

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659

    Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chorale Prelude Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

    Composer: Ferruccio Busoni. Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Johannes Brahms

    7 Fantasien Op. 116

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Johannes Brahms

    7 Fantasien Op. 116

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Intermezzo op.117 no.1

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.
  • Johannes Brahms

    3 Intermezzi Op.117 - No 1

    Performer: Nicholas Angelich.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 9 Dec 2019 13:00
  • Sun 13 Sep 2020 13:00

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