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2021 Recital series - Gabriel Kennedy piano recital

Piano recital by Gabriel Kennedy, organ scholar at Brecon Cathedral. Waldstein Sonata 1st Movement - Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor from Book 1 of the Well Tempered Clavier BWV 857 - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Vocalise - Sergei Rachmaninov, arr. Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016) Toccatina from 8 Concert Etudes - Nikolai Kapustin (1937-2020) Moment Musicaux No. 4 in E Minor - Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata, composed in 1804, is one of the most well known sonatas of his middle period - and for good reason. Written shortly after his acquisition of a new Érard piano, it is widely considered to be one of his greatest sonatas and also poses a great technical challenge. Its opening, characterised by the soft rush of repeated low semiquavers, is instantly recognisable and how these are played can dictate the character and tone of the whole piece. It is rather a long piece, compared with Beethoven's earlier sonatas, so it is important that a musical narrative is kept throughout to guide the listener through. Bach's Well Tempered Clavier, dated 1722, is considered by many to be a masterwork in the art of counterpoint. Consisting of 2 books of 24 preludes and fugues each, Bach goes through every key masterfully crafting a unique and characterful piece that have survived and are still studied today. The F Minor Prelude and Fugue from his first book are solemn and almost hazy in character, the prelude has an improvisatory feel with a solid and slow melody passed around while semiquavers decorate it. The fugue subject has a dissonant feel at times due to its surprising chromaticism, however this can give way to beautiful resolutions throughout the piece. Rachmaninov's song Vocalise, written in 1912, is a deeply moving and beautiful piece for Piano and Soprano, in which there are no words - the soprano simply sings one vowel sound throughout. Zoltán Kocsis, a hungarian pianist, expertly transcribed this piece for solo piano, incorporating the voice part into the piano and also adding a unique part of his own in the final section. It is, therefore, important for the pianist to make the top part 'sing' throughout as to capture the character of a real voice part. Nikolai Kapustin was a Russian pianist and composer who worked to blend the styles of classical and jazz music. He didn't consider himself to be a jazz musician as he had no interest in improvisation, however his harmonic language is deeply jazz influenced. His Toccatina from 12 Concert Etudes (1984) is a whirlwind of notes that takes inspiration from classical and baroque toccatas in its form, however its style is firmly rooted in jazz. The challenge of this piece is to, despite everything that is going on, make any small fragments of melody sing out so that there is something for the ear to cling onto. Rachmaninov's Six Moment Musicaux is a set of pieces written in 1896, with each piece reproducing a musical form from a previous era. Rachmaninov wrote the pieces to try to earn some money as he had been previously robbed on a train journey, however they are well regarded pieces in their own right. The fourth of these pieces attempts to embody the virtuoso etude, and as such is very technically challenging - even rivalling that of his Études-Tableaux. Its form is that of an early romantic etude, perhaps influenced by composers such as Liszt. At first glance it might appear a torrent of notes from start to finish, however there are moments of rest where the melody sings above in a desperate cry, before it is brought back into the shifting waves of semiquavers that remain constant throughout.