Programme
Enrique Granados (1867-1916)
from Goyescas Op 11 (1911), subtitled Los majos enamorados (The Gallants in Love) Quejas, o La Maja y el ruiseñor (Complaint, or the Maiden and the Nightingale) Manuel De Falla (1876-1946) from El Amor Brujo Ritual Fire Dance (1915) Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) from 12 Études Op 25 No 1 in A Flat Aeolian Harp (1836) No 12 in C Minor Ocean (1836) Nocturne Op. Post. in C Sharp Minor (1830) Lento con gran espressione from 3 Waltzes Op 64 (1846-1847) No 1 in D Flat Minute Waltz Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Op 47 (1840-1841) George Gershwin (1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue (1924) |
Although it was not installed and ready to play until February of this year, the Schiedmayer piano was donated to LMC almost exactly a year ago. The piano has served this concert series well (and delighted one wedding couple). Viv McLean is without doubt the player to excite our audience with the instrument. Today's concert will be a tremendous tribute to the donor's generosity. |
The pianist Viv McLean seemed exceptional to me; he astonished us with his musical maturity and extraordinary sonority. Le Monde (Paris)
At the Festival de Melle, Viv McLean revealed extraordinary originality, superb simplicity, and fingers of steel hidden behind muscles of velvet. He is an otherworldly young man - he plays with the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves, naturally placing themselves at the right point to meet the music, this mystery of the moment. Le Monde (Paris) The pianist Viv McLean never faltered, spewing molten lava. The Times (London) The fluent technique and brilliance of the interpreter were impressive, he played with insight and the greatest sensitivity. General Anzeiger (Bonn) The listener was struck by the sustained level of technical mastery. Viv McLean performed with his mind as well as his hands. Malta Sunday Times |
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Directions to
Leatherhead Methodist Church |
Timothy Ridout, viola
Amiran Zenaishvili, piano |
2015 Season Finale:
Atéa Wind Quintet |
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