Peter Donohoe (piano)
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR
£15
£12 over 60, under 16
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Peter Donohoe (piano)
Debussy Masques, D'un Cahier d'Esquisses, L'isle Joyeuse
Ravel Sonatine
Messiaen Cantéyodjayâ
Mendelssohn Sonata No.3 in B flat major Op.106
Mozart Fantasie K.397 in D minor
Liszt Reminiscences de Don Juan
Acknowledged Messiaen interpreter, Peter Donohoe studied in Paris with the pianist Yvonne Loriod, later Messiaen’s wife, for whom this piece was written. Donohoe’s recording of this work describes “a mosaic-like collage in which a jaunty rhythmic refrain is contrasted with a multiplicity of contrasting ideas, many of which are re-workings from his gargantuan Turangalîla-Symphonie”. Mendelssohn’s sonata, inspired by Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ sonata, provides a counterweight.
Running time approx. two hours including interval