Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy
Pavel Kolesnikov & Samson Tsoy
Join creative collaborators Pavel Kolesnikov and Samson Tsoy for a deeply spiritual recital of piano works, ranging from Bach to Messiaen.
Kolesnikov and Tsoy have been lauded for the ‘electrifying intimacy’ of their recitals (The Guardian). They perform a deeply spiritual programme of two-piano works – both miniature and mighty.
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orgelbüchlein (Little Organ Book), composed in Weimar in the early 18th century, turns Lutheran chorales into intricate, expressive works. This piano duet arrangement reveals their lyrical beauty and layered harmonies anew.
Messiaen shared with Bach a profound religious belief, which influenced all his compositions. His Visions de l’Amen was composed for two pianos in 1943; Messiaen premiered the work with his future wife Yvonne Loriod in occupied Paris. The suite of seven pieces has a captivating power, moving between austere simplicity and sumptuous richness, with moments of quiet reflection and intense energy.
Electrifying intimacy
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What to expect at The Queen's Hall
Tune out the outside world and let morning recitals encircle you in rich concentration. This is the atmosphere where world-class chamber music thrives.
Supported by Edwin Fox Foundation in memory of Jocelyn Fox
Programme
A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.
Full programme
JS Bach, arr. György Kurtág Chorales
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Sonatina, BWV 106 [3']
Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir, BWV 687 [6']
Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr, BWV 711 [7']
Kurtág Hommage à J.S.B. from Signs, Games and Messages, from Játékok (Games) Book III [0'15]
JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales
Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig, BWV 644 [1']
O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV deest [4']
Gott, durch deine Güte, BWV 600 [1'30]
Kurtág Play with Infinity, from Játékok (Games) Book IV [0'48]
JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales
Christum wir sollen loben schon, BWV 611 [2']
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 633 [2']
Nun komm’ der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599 [1'30]
Kurtág
Responsorium, from Játékok (Games) Book VIII [3']
Furious Chorale, from Játekok (Games) Book IV [1']
JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales
Herr Christ, der ein’ge Gottes-Sohn, BWV 601 [1'30]
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 [1']
Dies sind die heil’gen zehn Gebot’, BWV 635 [1'15]
Kurtág One More Voice from Far Away, from Játékok (Games) Book VIII [2']
JS Bach, arr. Kurtág Chorales
Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 [2']
Alle Menschen müssen sterben BWV 643 [1'30]
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit: Sonatina, BWV 106 [3']
Interval
Olivier Messiaen Visions de l’Amen [55’]
Performers
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- Pavel KolesnikovPiano
- Samson TsoyPiano
