Neil will perform the third and fourth Romances from Rachmaninoff as well as the first three of Amy Beach's Four Sketches.
Johann Michael Haydn was an Austrian composer of the Classical period, the younger brother of Joseph Haydn. Like his brother, Michael Haydn became a choirboy at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, receiving his early musical instruction there.
i Presto
ii Largo e mesto
iii Menuetto e Trio
iv Rondo – Allegro
Beethoven’s Piano Sonata was dedicated to the Countess Anne Margarete von Browne, and written in 1798. This makes it contemporary with his three Op. 9 string trios, his three Op. 12 violin sonatas, and the violin and orchestra romance that became his Op. 50 when later published. The year also saw the premiere of a revised version of his second piano concerto, whose original form had been written and heard in 1795. The Op. 10 sonatas are usually described as angular or experimental, as Beethoven began moving further and further away from his earlier models. This third sonata of the set is the longest at approximately 24 minutes. It is the only one of the Op. 10 sonatas that has four movements. The second movement is famous for its intimations of later tragic slow movements, as well as for its own beauty.
i Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not!
ii Morning
iii In the Silence of the Secret Night
iv Do Not Sing, My Beauty
v Oh Thou, my Field
vi How Long, my Friend
Rachmaninoff’s 6 Romances, Op. 4 were written in 1890-93.
Neil Crossland - Piano
Neil Crossland is a distinguished British pianist and composer from Yorkshire. His musical journey began at age six, leading him to the Royal College of Music in London, where he earned top prizes in piano and composition. Crossland has performed in prestigious venues such as the Barbican, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and Wigmore Hall, and is particularly noted for his complete performances of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas at St James' Piccadilly.
Clarinet Trio
15 June 2023
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