2010/2011 60th Anniversary Season
25 March-3 April 2011
François-Frédéric Guy
Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
To celebrate the Norfolk & Norwich Music Club’s 60th anniversary season, the distinguished French pianist François-Frédéric Guy has been invited to perform the complete cycle of Beethoven Sonatas. Although the majority of these concerts will take place at the John Innes Centre, there will be two lunchtime recitals at the Assembly House.
The sonatas are rarely played as a complete cycle within the time frame of ten days and this will be a first for Norwich.
Beethoven’s piano sonatas span almost the whole of his life as a composer, from the earliest, written when he was a young man of 23, to the final three, Opus 109, 110 and 111, when he was at the height of his powers in Vienna, including along the way such well-loved masterpieces as the Pathétique, Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata and the Everest-like challenge of the Hammerklavier.
The greatest pianists have long regarded these works as the ultimate keyboard challenge, incorporating the widest range of human emotion and experience.
François-Frédéric Guy has performed the cycle to great acclaim in many European and American cities but this will be his first in the UK. His recordings of both the Beethoven concertos have been highly praised and he is now in the course of committing his sonata interpretations to disc.
Beethoven Day: Saturday 26 March
There will be other events in addition to the two recitals at the John Innes Centre on this day
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: a composer’s developing personality
In preparation for this cycle Roger Rayner ma, lram, will give five lecture recitals at The Chapel, 64 Park Lane, from 6.45-8.15pm on Mondays 21/28 February, 7/14/21 March
Full details of all these events will be published later but if you wish to register an interest please contact Roger Rowe at rrowe@paston.co.uk
Concert 1 – Friday 25 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.2/1
Sonata No.2 in A major Op.2/2
Sonata No.3 in C major Op.2/3
Concert 2 – Saturday 26 March 2.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.5 in C minor Op.10/1
Sonata No.6 in F major Op.10/2
Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10/3
Concert 3 – Saturday 26 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.4 in E flat major Op.7
Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 ‘Moonlight’
Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 ‘Pathétique’
Concert 4 – Tuesday 29 March 1.00pm (AH)
Sonata No.10 in G major Op.14/2
Sonata No.13 in E flat major Op.27/1 quasi una fantasia
Sonata No.11 in B flat major Op.22
Concert 5 – Tuesday 29 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.16 in G major Op.31/1
Sonata No.17 in D minor Op.31/2 ‘Tempest’
Sonata No.18 in E flat major Op.31/3 ‘Hunt’
Concert 6 – Wednesday 30 March 1.00pm (AH)
Sonata No.9 in E major Op.14/1
Sonata No.12 in A flat major Op.26
Sonata No.26 in E flat major Op.81a ‘Les adieux’
Concert 7 – Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.15 in D major Op.28 ‘Pastoral’
Sonata No.19 in G minor Op.49/1
Sonata No.20 in G major Op.49/2
Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
Concert 8 – Friday 1 April 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.22 in F major Op.54
Sonata No.24 in F sharp major Op.78 ‘Therese’
Sonata No.25 in G major Op.79 alla tedesca
Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’
Concert 9 – Saturday 2 April 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.27 in E minor Op.90
Sonata No.28 in A major Op.101
Sonata No.29 in B flat major Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’
Concert 10 – Sunday 3 April 3.00pm (JIC)
Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109
Sonata No.31 in A flat major Op.110
Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111
JIC = John Innes Centre, AH = Assembly House
Cycle tickets (10 concerts)
N&N Music Club Members: £80 – booking opens 1.9.10
Public: £100 – booking opens 1.10.10
Individual concert tickets
N&N Music Club Members £11 – booking opens 1.10.10
Public £13 – booking opens 1.11.10
Students under 25 £6 – booking opens 1.11.10
Box office: 01603 628319
Prelude Records, 25b St Giles’ Street, Norwich NR2 1JN
PLEASE NOTE: Seats at the John Innes concerts will be numbered (seating plan available at the box office). The Assembly House concerts will be free seating.
25 March-3 April 2011
François-Frédéric Guy
Beethoven Piano Sonata Cycle
To celebrate the Norfolk & Norwich Music Club’s 60th anniversary season, the distinguished French pianist François-Frédéric Guy has been invited to perform the complete cycle of Beethoven Sonatas. Although the majority of these concerts will take place at the John Innes Centre, there will be two lunchtime recitals at the Assembly House.
The sonatas are rarely played as a complete cycle within the time frame of ten days and this will be a first for Norwich.
Beethoven’s piano sonatas span almost the whole of his life as a composer, from the earliest, written when he was a young man of 23, to the final three, Opus 109, 110 and 111, when he was at the height of his powers in Vienna, including along the way such well-loved masterpieces as the Pathétique, Moonlight, Waldstein, Appassionata and the Everest-like challenge of the Hammerklavier.
The greatest pianists have long regarded these works as the ultimate keyboard challenge, incorporating the widest range of human emotion and experience.
François-Frédéric Guy has performed the cycle to great acclaim in many European and American cities but this will be his first in the UK. His recordings of both the Beethoven concertos have been highly praised and he is now in the course of committing his sonata interpretations to disc.
Beethoven Day: Saturday 26 March
There will be other events in addition to the two recitals at the John Innes Centre on this day
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: a composer’s developing personality
In preparation for this cycle Roger Rayner ma, lram, will give five lecture recitals at The Chapel, 64 Park Lane, from 6.45-8.15pm on Mondays 21/28 February, 7/14/21 March
Full details of all these events will be published later but if you wish to register an interest please contact Roger Rowe at rrowe@paston.co.uk
Concert 1 – Friday 25 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.2/1
Sonata No.2 in A major Op.2/2
Sonata No.3 in C major Op.2/3
Concert 2 – Saturday 26 March 2.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.5 in C minor Op.10/1
Sonata No.6 in F major Op.10/2
Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10/3
Concert 3 – Saturday 26 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.4 in E flat major Op.7
Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 ‘Moonlight’
Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 ‘Pathétique’
Concert 4 – Tuesday 29 March 1.00pm (AH)
Sonata No.10 in G major Op.14/2
Sonata No.13 in E flat major Op.27/1 quasi una fantasia
Sonata No.11 in B flat major Op.22
Concert 5 – Tuesday 29 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.16 in G major Op.31/1
Sonata No.17 in D minor Op.31/2 ‘Tempest’
Sonata No.18 in E flat major Op.31/3 ‘Hunt’
Concert 6 – Wednesday 30 March 1.00pm (AH)
Sonata No.9 in E major Op.14/1
Sonata No.12 in A flat major Op.26
Sonata No.26 in E flat major Op.81a ‘Les adieux’
Concert 7 – Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.15 in D major Op.28 ‘Pastoral’
Sonata No.19 in G minor Op.49/1
Sonata No.20 in G major Op.49/2
Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
Concert 8 – Friday 1 April 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.22 in F major Op.54
Sonata No.24 in F sharp major Op.78 ‘Therese’
Sonata No.25 in G major Op.79 alla tedesca
Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’
Concert 9 – Saturday 2 April 7.30pm (JIC)
Sonata No.27 in E minor Op.90
Sonata No.28 in A major Op.101
Sonata No.29 in B flat major Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’
Concert 10 – Sunday 3 April 3.00pm (JIC)
Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109
Sonata No.31 in A flat major Op.110
Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111
JIC = John Innes Centre, AH = Assembly House
Cycle tickets (10 concerts)
N&N Music Club Members: £80 – booking opens 1.9.10
Public: £100 – booking opens 1.10.10
Individual concert tickets
N&N Music Club Members £11 – booking opens 1.10.10
Public £13 – booking opens 1.11.10
Students under 25 £6 – booking opens 1.11.10
Box office: 01603 628319
Prelude Records, 25b St Giles’ Street, Norwich NR2 1JN
PLEASE NOTE: Seats at the John Innes concerts will be numbered (seating plan available at the box office). The Assembly House concerts will be free seating.