Iberian Nights

Enrique Granados: Danza Española No.2 ‘Oriental’ (1890)
Frederic Mompou: Variations on a Theme by Chopin (1938-57)
Granados: Goyescas (1911) El Amor y la Muerte (Balada)
Granados: Danza Española No.5  Andaluza (1890)
Mompou: Cants Màgics (1917-19)
Granados: Escenas románticas (1904)

Pianist and Head of Performance at Durham University, Professor John Snijders shares music by two major composers to come out of Catalonia in an evening of lyrical intimacy, full of infinite refinement.

Frederic Mompou has long been a well kept secret. His modest, highly personal music, often reminiscent of that of his friend Erik Satie is only now being recognised as one the true originals within the 20th century piano repertoire. This programme pairs his early set of magical chants with one of his very few larger pieces, an amazing transformation of a Chopin Prélude.

In his Goyescas Enrique Granados describes the haunting images of Francisco Goya with a mix of virtuosity and emotional depth, elements that also come to the fore in his rarely heard cycle ‘Romantic Scenes’.

£10 standard, £5 students, £1 under-18s

Date

22 October

Time

7:30 pm

Price

£10

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Location

Durham University Music School
Durham University Music School
Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RL

Performer(s)

John Snijders
John Snijders
Website
Durham staff page