Music on Thursdays
at Leatherhead Methodist Church
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from Belgium
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Geoffrey Baptiste, piano
André Roe, piano
Venue: LMC - Leatherhead Methodist Church
please use the town's Swan Centre multi-storey
about 5-7 minutes walk from LMC in Church Road
please use the town's Swan Centre multi-storey
about 5-7 minutes walk from LMC in Church Road
Sponsor:
Julie West Solicitor
Supported by:
Leatherhead Concert &
Arts Society
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Programme
We were delighted to welcome
Councillor Mary Huggins Chairman of Mole Valley District Council and Chair of MV Arts Alive Festival Committee to this concert Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924) Dolly Suite Op 56 (4 hands) (1894-7) Berceuse allegretto moderato Mi-a-ou allegro vivo Le Jardin de Dolly andantino Kitty valse tempo di valse Tendresse andante Le pas espagnol allegro Aylton Escobar (b1943) Seresta Op 1 (1979) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) a selection from the four books of Ungarische Tänze Hungarian Dances 1 in G minor - allegro mollto (Book 1 published 1869) 7 in A major - allegretto - vivo (Book 2 1869) 8 in A minor - presto 9 in E minor - allegro ma no troppo 13 in D major - andantino grazioso (Book 3 1880) 14 in D minor - un poco andante 15 in Bb major - allegretto grazioso 17 in F# minor - andantino - vivace (Book 4 1880) 5 in F# minor - allegro - vivace with an encore of Piazzolla's Libertango Concert duration: 35-40 minutes |
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Free Concert, with a retiring collection to cover costs. Tea and coffee will be available after this concert.
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The Hungarian Dances
The Hungarian Dances are a set of 21 lively dance tunes based mostly on Hungarian themes, which Brahms completed in 1879.
They vary in length from about a minute to five minutes. They are among Brahms's most popular works and were the most profitable for him. Brahms originally wrote for piano four hands and later arranged the first ten dances for solo piano. Over the decades each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles.
Only dance numbers 11, 14 and 16 are entirely original compositions. The better-known Hungarian Dances No 5, was based on the csárdás Bártfai emlék (Memories of Bártfa) by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler, which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong.
A footnote on the Ludwig-Masters edition of a modern orchestration of Hungarian Dance No 1 states: The material for this dance is believed to have come from the Divine Csárdás (c1850) by Hungarian composer and conductor Miska Borzó. wikipedia
They vary in length from about a minute to five minutes. They are among Brahms's most popular works and were the most profitable for him. Brahms originally wrote for piano four hands and later arranged the first ten dances for solo piano. Over the decades each dance has been arranged for a wide variety of instruments and ensembles.
Only dance numbers 11, 14 and 16 are entirely original compositions. The better-known Hungarian Dances No 5, was based on the csárdás Bártfai emlék (Memories of Bártfa) by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler, which Brahms mistakenly thought was a traditional folksong.
A footnote on the Ludwig-Masters edition of a modern orchestration of Hungarian Dance No 1 states: The material for this dance is believed to have come from the Divine Csárdás (c1850) by Hungarian composer and conductor Miska Borzó. wikipedia
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André Roe • Geoffrey Baptiste
We are the duo b!z’art, a Belgian piano duet for 1 and 2 pianos, founded by André Roe and Geoffrey Baptiste in 2004.
Bizarre means that which is unusual and unconventional, to make you discover with passion the world of arts.
Playing the piano with 4 hands, we use the 20 fingers of 2 musicians sharing the 88 keys of a piano. This gives a very special show, where our hands can twirl on the keyboard with great virtuosity.
This ensemble provides a very unique repertoire. Sometimes the instrument can be intimate, like Salon-Music, other times it becomes symphonic, imitating the orchestra.
In addition, we find ourselves facing the piano, communicating together, inviting the public to share this special moment. Sincerity, energy and love of music are the focus of our ongoing research.
Our concerts revolve around a strong and original theme (« Souvenirs, souvenirs, ... », « Made in USA », « Waltzes, tangos and other dances », ...), influenced by our musical tastes ranging from romantic to 20th century music, we comfortably combine classical hits and unknown masterpieces.
We also propose musical shows, combining music, theatre and visual projections, allowing the audience to live an entire and fulfilling artistic experience.
Enjoying meeting new audiences and attaching great importance to bringing music to the young, we have designed special educational concerts, entertaining and interactive musical shows, that we can perform either in partnership with cultural institutions or directly in schools.
We regularly give concert tours across Europe (Scandinavia, British Isles, Baltic Republics, Croatia, Slovenia, Switzerland) and were in China (Shanghai, Changzhou, Ningo, Jinan and Beijing) in November 2017. www.duobizart.be/index_en.htm
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Concert at Home
If you cannot be with us at the lunchtime concert
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the video buttons below:
you can enjoy a similar Concert at Home by clicking through the video buttons below:
Gabriel Urbain Fauré (1845-1924)
Dolly Suite Op 56 (4 hands) (1894-7)
Berceuse allegretto moderato • Mi-a-ou allegro vivo
Le Jardin de Dolly andantino • Kitty valse tempo di valse
Tendresse andante • Le pas espagnol allegro
Both graduates of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, the two pianists in this performance are the Hoddle Duo,
Joyce Chahine, primo, and Jordan Yeates, secondo:
Aylton Escobar (b1943)
Seresta Op 1 (1979)
The two pianists in this performance are Diego Caetanoand Yang Hong:
Poor visual quality would usually exclude this recording from our musical samples. However, Anna Seredenko and Pavlo Kachnov give a wonderful performance, on two pianos, so sit back for half an hour, and enjoy the moods and flavours of Brahms' fine Hungarian Dances:
Duo biz'art have chosen to finish our last concert for this year's Arts Alive Festival with Dance No 5, probably the most popular of them all. Here's how Charlie Chaplin used that same dance:
E N C O R E
We had the fun of an excellent encore, Piazzolla's Libertango, superbly played in this recording by Heeguin Kim and YongJin Kim as an encore to Heeguin Kim's 2016 Piano Recital at the Seoul Arts Center IBK Hall:
We hope you have enjoyed your Concert at Home.
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