Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Spencer Klymyshyn

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25 July 2024

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Spencer Klymyshyn Piano

Programme

From the final Liszt composition, Spencer will perform the third piece – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude.

  • 1811-1886

    Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, Années de Pèlerinage, Second year, Italy, S.161 (Liszt)

    Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) (S.160, S.161, S.162, S.163) is a set of three suites for solo piano by Franz Liszt. Sonetto 104 forms part of the “Deuxième année: Italie” (“Second Year: Italy”), S.161 and was composed between 1837 and 1849 and published in 1858 by Schott. Nos. 4 to 6 are revisions of Tre sonetti del Petrarca (Three sonnets of Petrarch), which was composed around 1839–1846 and published in 1846.

  • 1810-1849

    Nocturne No. 1, Op 48 (Chopin)

    The Nocturnes, Op. 48 are a set of two nocturnes for solo piano written by Frédéric Chopin in 1841 and published the following year in 1842. They are dedicated to Mlle. Laure Duperré.

    The Nocturne in C minor is one of the more well known nocturnes, and has been categorized as one of Chopin’s greatest emotional achievements. Theodor Kullak said of the piece, “the design and poetic contents of this nocturne make it the most important one that Chopin created; the chief subject is a masterly expression of a great powerful grief.”

  • 1900-1990

    Piano Variations (Copland)

    The Piano Variations of American composer Aaron Copland were written for piano solo from January to October 1930. They were dedicated to American writer and literary critic Gerald Sykes (c. 1904–1984), and were originally published in 1932 by Cos Cob Press, which merged with Arrow Music Press in 1938 and was taken over by Boosey & Hawkes in 1956.

  • 1910-1981

    Excursions, Op. 20 (Barber)
    i Un poco allegro, ii In slow blues tempo, iii Allegretto, iv Exuberant and joyous barn dance

    Excursions, Op. 20, is the first published solo piano piece by Samuel Barber. Barber himself explains: “These are ‘Excursions’ in small classical forms into regional American idioms. Their rhythmic characteristics, as well as their source in folk material and their scoring, reminiscent of local instruments are easily recognized.” This is typical of neo-Romantic composers such as Barber.

    The second movement, entitled ‘In slow blues tempo,’ encapsulates the popular American idiom, a “rich and elegant blues.” Barber uses “conventional harmonic progressions and melodic and rhythmic features associated with blues” to continue the overarching idea of the American idiom within classic form.

  • 1811-1886

    Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173 (Liszt)
    i Invocation; ii Ave Maria; iii Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude; iv Pensée des morts; v Pater Noster; vi Hymne de l’enfant à son réveil; vii Funérailles; viii Miserere, d’après Palestrina; ix La lampe du temple; x Cantique d’amour

    Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (Poetic and Religious Harmonies), S.173, is a cycle of piano pieces written by Franz Liszt at Woronińce (Voronivtsi, the Polish-Ukrainian country estate of Liszt’s mistress Princess Carolyne von Sayn-Wittgenstein) in 1847, and published in 1853. The pieces are inspired by the poetry of Alphonse de Lamartine, as was Liszt’s symphonic poem Les Préludes.

    Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude is the third of ten compositions.

Performers

  • Spencer Klymyshyn

    Piano

    Named by the CBC as one of Canada’s 30 top classical musicians under 30 and praised for his “sensitive and cultivated handling” of melody by International Piano Magazine, Spencer Klymyshyn is an award-winning pianist

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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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