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
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Music Played
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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大象传媒 Radio 3
- Sun 13 Sep 2020 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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