24 Sept 2010

BBC Radio 3: The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert: Ilya Gringolts, Ashley Wass


BBC Radio 3:
The Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (recorded in Wigmore Hall at September 20, 2010):
September 25, 2010: LIVE 14:00 UTC+0


Ilya Gringolts violin


Ashley Wass piano


It was as a student at the Leipzig Conservatory that Grieg first came into contact with the music of Schumann, inspiring a life-long enthusiasm. The brilliant young Russian violinist Ilya Gringolts pairs Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 1, which the composer characterised as ‘naive, rich in ideas’, with Schumann’s more turbulent D minor Sonata.


When the young Edvard Grieg was studying in Leipzig he encountered the music of Robert Schumann and it changed his life. In this live recital from London's Wigmore Hall the brilliant young Russian violinist Ilya Gringolts is joined by fellow former Radio 3 New Generation Artist, pianist Ashley Wass for sonatas by both composers. They pair Grieg's youthful 1st Sonata, written on holiday in Denmark, with Schumann's darker and fiery 2nd Sonata. The concert is introduced by Sean Rafferty.

Grieg: Violin Sonata No.1 in F Major Op.18
Schumann: Violin Sonata No.2 in D Minor Op. 121

BONUS:

I.
The delightful 'In A Vodka Shop' by Sir Arnold Bax (originally dedicated to Dame Myra Hess) with top British pianist Ashley Wass at the piano.

If anybody wants the score, drop me an email with a forwarding email address and I'll get it over to you. Enjoy!



II.
Excerpt from a live webcast on medici.tv from the 2010 Verbier Festival
25 July 2010
Watch the full concert free of charge on medici.tv.

Ilya Gringolts, baroque violin
Masaaki Suzuki, harpsichord

Bach : Bach Sonata No.4 in Cm BWV 1017 - Largo (excerpt)


III.
Kyung-Wha Chung plays the 4th movement of Schumann violin sonata No.2 with Itamar Golan at the piano.
Filmed in 1997.


Also: Radio station BBC Radio 3:
25 September 2010: 14:00
The alternative link to this station is here.

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