Mazda Hall at 7 pm
(Free Admittance)
In a programme of Haydn: Sonata in C major ‘The English’ Hob. XVI:50;
Chopin: Allegro de concert Op. 46; Busoni: Sonatina Seconda;
Alkan: Fantasie for left hand Op. 76 No.1; Ravel: Gaspard de La Nuit
Karl Lutchmayer enjoys an international career as both, a pianist and lecturer. His research interests include the piano music and pianism of Busoni, The Creative Transcription Network and the history of piano recital programming. Curiously, the words virtue and virtuosity come from the same Latin root virtus which signified qualities of valour and manliness.
This recital explores Classical, Romantic and early 20th century ideas of pianistic virtuosity, from Haydn who was writing for the most technologically advanced instrument the world had ever known, via Romantic rivals Liszt and Alkan, to Ravel and Busoni, the latter of whom wryly noted that ‘to be more than a virtuoso, first one has to be a virtuoso’!
