Artists
- Alban Gerhardtcello
- Cecile Licadpiano
Archived Event
Fauré, Saint-Saëns and Rachmaninov
Alban Gerhardt cello; Cecile Licad piano
- Date
- Fri 12 Sep 2014, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Gabriel Fauré1845-1924
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 109
- Camille Saint-Saëns1835-1921
- Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32
Interval
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19
Encore
- Gabriel Fauré1845-1924
- Papillon Op. 77
- Elégie Op. 24
Overview
The works in Alban Gerhardt’s programme display contrasting creative paths taken by three composers, beginning with the impassioned drama of Fauré’s D minor Cello Sonata of 1917 and unfolding with the expressive turbulence of Saint-Saëns’s first essay in the genre.
Rachmaninov’s ground-breaking Sonata for cello and piano treats both instruments as equals in pursuit of musical beauty and emotional truths.