Cycle
Louise Farrenc, a child of the century

Piano evocations

Concert Chamber Music Recital
At the heart of nascent Romanticism there was a debate: should instrumental music render an extramusical narrative, or should it be “absolute” – not explicitly "about" anything?

Orazio Sciortino, piano, presents a selection of pieces by some who favoured the programmatic approach: Juliette Dillon’s interpretation of some of the tales of Hoffmann; everyday impressions or oneiric memories evoked by Charles-Valentin Alkan and Gioacchino Rossini; and personal readings of contemporary operas (Bellini’s Il Pirata and I Puritani) by Louise Farrenc and Franz Liszt.

Dates

Sat 11 April 2026
16.30
Auditorium Lo Squero, Venice

Performers

Orazio Sciortino piano

Programme

CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN
Esquisses, op. 63 (extraits)
La Vision – Le Staccatissimo – Le Legatissimo – Confidence – Les Soupirs – Tutti de concerto dans le genre ancien – L’Homme aux sabots – Contredanse – Rigaudon – Musique militaire – Héraclite et Démocrite – Les Diablotins – En songe
Recueil de chants, op. 65 : N° 6 Barcarolle

JULIETTE DILLON
Dix Contes fantastiques de Hoffmann traduits pour piano (extrait)
N°5 Le Choix d’une fiancée

GIOACHINO ROSSINI
Péchés de vieillesse, vol. VII “Album de chaumière”
N° 9 Un cauchemar

LOUISE FARRENC
Rondo brillant sur un chœur du Pirate de Bellini, op. 9

FRANZ LISZT
Réminiscences de La Juive de Halévy, s. 409a
Co-production Asolo Musica / Palazzetto Bru Zane

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