Music on Thursdays
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Thursday 16 April 2026
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Angeliki Giannopoulou
piano
Programme
Jean-Philippe Rameau ( 1683-1764)
from Deuxième Suite, Suite in E minor RCT 2 (1724)
5 Le Rappel des Oiseaux The Call of the Birds
from Troisieme Suite, Suite in D major RCT 3 (1724)
1 Les Tendres Plaintes (Rondeau) The Sweet Laments
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Fantasia
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Burleska
Scherzo
Gigue
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine M 40 (1903-05)
i Modéré
ii Mouvement de menuet
iii Animé
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
7 Fantasien Op 116 (1892)
1 Capriccio in D minor Presto energico
2 Intermezzo in A minor Andante
3 Capriccio in G minor Allegro passionato
4 Intermezzo in E major Adagio
5 Intermezzo in E minor Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
6 Intermezzo in E major Andantino teneramente
7 Capriccio in D minor Allegro agitato
Concert duration approx: 45+ minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Jean-Philippe Rameau ( 1683-1764)
from Deuxième Suite, Suite in E minor RCT 2 (1724)
5 Le Rappel des Oiseaux The Call of the Birds
from Troisieme Suite, Suite in D major RCT 3 (1724)
1 Les Tendres Plaintes (Rondeau) The Sweet Laments
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No 3 in A minor, BWV 827
Fantasia
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Burleska
Scherzo
Gigue
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine M 40 (1903-05)
i Modéré
ii Mouvement de menuet
iii Animé
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
7 Fantasien Op 116 (1892)
1 Capriccio in D minor Presto energico
2 Intermezzo in A minor Andante
3 Capriccio in G minor Allegro passionato
4 Intermezzo in E major Adagio
5 Intermezzo in E minor Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
6 Intermezzo in E major Andantino teneramente
7 Capriccio in D minor Allegro agitato
Concert duration approx: 45+ minutes
Please donate to help fund these concerts at: cafdonate.cafonline.org/14455
Angeliki Giannopoulou
Angeliki Giannopoulou, who was recently included in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list, for her achievements within the domain of music and culture, is a Greek pianist based in London.
Angeliki won the first prize in the 6th TPF competition in April 2025, as well as the first prize at the Harriet Cohen Memorial Baroque Prize at RAM, resulting in her being included in the Musicians’ Company young artist scheme.
She had her debut at the Athens Megaron Concert Ηall after winning the Competition from the Kaloy Foundation in collaboration with the Megaron Concert Ηall and the Greek Radio 3, chosen by prestigious jury with head, Janis Vakarelis. Other recent successes include the Jock Holden Mozart Prize, the Louis Carus Duo Prize with Ines Alves, the Turnbull Piano Foundation prize and the Peter Lindsay
Miller Prize.
Notable performances include recital with KOA’s first clarinetist Spyros Mourikis, Beethoven 4th concerto at the Kaunas Philharmonic, Solo recital at the Thessaloniki Soloist Festival, Solo recital at the Kalamata Music Days. She performed Chamber Music Recital at the ancient Messene theater, Chamber music recital at the Apple Hill festival in the US as a fellow with a full scholarship.
Angeliki is studying at the Royal Academy of Music (Master of Piano Performance) with Ian Fountain and the support of Munster Trust and the Turnbull foundation. In 2024, she graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying with Fali Pavri and Sinae Lee.
Born in Athens, Greece, she attended the Music High School of Pallini, Athens. She received her piano Artist Diploma from the Athenaeum Conservatory with Excellent and First Prize studying under the direction of Nelli Semitekolo, whilst also working with Alexia Mouza. Over the years, she has worked with influential classical music figures such as Stephen Hough, Steven Osbourne, Lucas Geniushas, Charles Owens, David Dolan, Roy Howat and others.
She has given interviews at the Greek national radio 3 with renowned host Christos Papageorgiou, as well as performing for the British Ambassador in Greece and giving a lecture recital for the students of the Athens Conservatoire.
Other interests include harpsichord, having worked with Jan Waterfield and Grammy award winner David Watkin, as well as curation and research on female composers, having completed her research internship with the Boulanger Initiative in Washington DC.
Recordings of the works in today's concert
Jean-Philippe Rameau ( 1683-1764)
from Deuxième Suite, Suite in E minor RCT 2 (1724)
5 Le Rappel des Oiseaux The Call of the Birds [2:30]
Here is a 1930s recording of pianist Emil Gilels with his interpretation of The Call of the Birds. This is certainly one of the more sensitive performances online:
from Deuxième Suite, Suite in E minor RCT 2 (1724)
5 Le Rappel des Oiseaux The Call of the Birds [2:30]
Here is a 1930s recording of pianist Emil Gilels with his interpretation of The Call of the Birds. This is certainly one of the more sensitive performances online:
Jean-Philippe Rameaufrom Troisieme Suite, Suite in D major RCT 3 (1724)
Jean Rondeau1 Les Tendres Plaintes (Rondeau) The Sweet Laments [3:45]
For this piece we bring you Le Rock Star du Clavecin - Jean Rondeau. A recording of the work figures on his CD Vertigo, which someone has usefully translated for us as "Vertigo":
Jean Rondeau1 Les Tendres Plaintes (Rondeau) The Sweet Laments [3:45]
For this piece we bring you Le Rock Star du Clavecin - Jean Rondeau. A recording of the work figures on his CD Vertigo, which someone has usefully translated for us as "Vertigo":
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Partita No 3 in A minor, BWV 827 [22:30]
Fantasia • Allemande
Courante • Sarabande
Burleska • Scherzo
Gigue
The Netherlands Bach Society is noted for its series "All of Bach".
The origins of this Partita in A minor lie in “playing alone” in a homely setting, as it is the opening work of the second book of music Bach compiled for his wife Anna Magdalena, in 1725.
It is the ideal context for a clavichord. The music itself is also looser in form than usual. Not only does the work begin with a Fantasia, but later on there is an unusual Burlesca (from the Italian burlare: making fun of, mocking), with big leaps for the left hand, which is followed by a Scherzo (from the Italian scherzare: fooling around, joking). So, light-hearted fun for at home.
Recorded for the project All of Bach on May 12th 2018 at the Bartolotti House, Amsterdam. This recording was made possible by the support of Stichting Elise Mathilde Fonds.
All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society, with the aim to perform and record all of Bach's works and share them online with the world for free.
The performer is Menno van Delft:
Joseph Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Sonatine M 40 (1903-05) [11:40]
i Modéré
ii Mouvement de menuet
iii Animé
This beautiful performance was recorded in one continuous take at the University Mozarteum Salzburg in November 2017. The pianist is Judith Valerie Engel.
Dr Judith Valerie Engel is an Austrian concert pianist, musicologist, and feminist scholar. In 2025 she completed a DPhil (PhD) in Historical Musicology at the University of Oxford as a Stone-Mallabar Music Scholar at Christ Church College.
Currently, she is finishing a DMA at the University of British Columbia as one of the university’s Public Scholars, funded by the Infrastructure and Integration Lab at the Department of Sociology.
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
7 Fantasien Op 116 (1892) [22:00]
1 Capriccio in D minor Presto energico
2 Intermezzo in A minor Andante
3 Capriccio in G minor Allegro passionato
4 Intermezzo in E major Adagio
5 Intermezzo in E minor Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
6 Intermezzo in E major Andantino teneramente
7 Capriccio in D minor Allegro agitato
We opened with Emil Gilels, so let's end our recordings with him too. This is certainly a fine expressive performance. He is not rushed, each movement has its proper space, as does each phrase.
Shortly before he died, Gilels told his wife that the one person he wished he had had the chance to tutor was Evgeny Kissin. Most of the Youtube recordings of Kissin have a lot of background, even this one! Just feel the energy of the first three movements of these Fantasien in this recording. There are plenty more inline for you to discover.
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