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Beethoven
Jean-Guihen Queyras cello; Alexander Melnikov piano
Date
Mon 01 Dec 2014, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
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Artists

  • Jean-Guihen Queyrascello
  • Alexander Melnikovpiano

Programme

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • 12 Variations in F on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte Op. 66
      • Cello Sonata in C Op. 102 No. 1

Interval

  • Ludwig van Beethoven
    1770-1827
      • 12 Variations on 'See the conqu'ring hero comes' from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus WoO. 45
      • Cello Sonata in D Op. 102 No. 2

Overview

Beethoven’s Variations on themes from Judas Maccabaeus and Die Zauberflöte were written in Berlin in 1796, the latter chosen because it was the favourite opera of Prussia’s King Friedrich Wilhelm II.

Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexander Melnikov conclude each half of this programme with two forward-looking sonatas conceived in 1815 for Joseph Linke, the brilliant Silesian cellist.

Supported by the Chamber Music Circle

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