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French-American Piano Marathon (Site)

Thursday June 22, 2017, 3:00 pm - 9:00 pm

$10 – $45

The French American Piano Society is delighted to offer a “marathon” of piano and chamber music featuring pianists Audrey Abela, Alexandra Joan, Victoire-Théodora Pruvost, and Matthieu Cognet, violinists Patrick Doane and Dina Nesterenko, in celebration of Fête de la Musique. This program has been specially curated by FAMPS Artistic Director, Mathieu Cognet.2

Come enjoy this exciting day of French music, and stay until the end for a few special surprises and piano extravaganza to conclude our marathon!

Tickets are available online through Eventbrite or at the door before each of our four concerts.

3pm Concert: International Paris

4 Mazurkas Opus 24 Frédéric Chopin
from Goyescas
I. Los Requierbos (1867-1916)
II. El Amor y la Muerte
Fantaisie Opus 49 Frédéric Chopin
Scherzo No. 4 Opus 54 Frédéric Chopin
Légende No. 2 Franz Liszt
Valse-Impromptu Franz Liszt

4:30pm Concert: Chamber Music in France and America

Three preludes (arr. Jascha Heifetz) George Gershwin
La plus que lente (arr. Léon Roques) Claude Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano Claude Debussy
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major No. 1 Opus 13 Gabriel Fauré
Danse espagnole (arr. Fritz Kreisler) Manuel de Falla

6pm Concert: Around Ravel

Les baricades mistérieuses (from Ordre 6ème de clavecin) François Couperin
Le turbulent – Le tic-toc-choc (from Ordre 18ème de clavecin) (1668-1733)
Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel
Nocturne in D Flat Major Opus 27 No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in G Major Opus 37 No. 2 Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in A Flat Major Opus 33 No. 3 Gabriel Fauré
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales Maurice Ravel
Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka Igor Stravinsky
I- Danse russe (1882-1971)
II- Chez Pétrouchka
III- La semaine grasse

7:30pm Concert: Piano extravaganza “à 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 mains”

Prélude Opus 9 for the left hand Alexander Scriabin
from Préludes (Book I) Claude Debussy
No. 11: La Danse de Puck
No. 12: Minstrels
Six Duos Opus 11 Sergei Rachmaninov
I Barcarolle (AA, MC) (1873-1943)
II Scherzo (VTP, MC)
III Thème russe (AA, VTP)
IV Valse (VTP, AJ)
V Romance (AJ, AA)
VI Slava (AJ, MC)
Frontispice for 5 hands (AA, AJ, VTP) Maurice Ravel
Valse (AJ, VTP, AA) and Romance (AA, MC, AJ) for 6 hands Sergei Rachmaninov
L’Apprenti Sorcier (MC, AJ) Paul Dukas
Galop-marche for 8 hands (AA, MC, AJ, VTP) Albert Lavignac

Details

Date:
Thursday June 22, 2017
Time:
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
$10 – $45
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Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/french-american-piano-marathon-tickets-34780298810?aff=es2

Venue

Lycée Français de New York
505 E 75th St
New York, NY 10021 United States
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Phone:
212.369.1400
Website:
lfny.org