To mark the 150th anniversary of virtuoso pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninov’s birth, Jayson Gillham performs a selection of his Études-Tableaux, along with arrangements of short pieces by Bach, Mendelssohn, Kreisler, Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky.

Programme

Rachmaninoff
Etudes-Tableaux from Op. 39 Nos. 1, 2, 6, 5

Chopin
Etudes from Op. 25, Nos. 1, 6-12

INTERVAL

Rachmaninoff, arr. Rachmaninoff
Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5

Rachmaninoff, arr. Zoltán Kocsis
Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

J. S. Bach, arr. Rachmaninoff
Suite in E major, after Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006
           Prelude
            Gavotte en rondeau
            Gigue

Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. Rachmaninoff
The Flight of the Bumblebee

Tchaikovsky, arr. Rachmaninoff
Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1

Kreisler, arr. Rachmaninoff
Liebesleid

Mendelssohn, arr. Rachmaninoff
Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Rachmaninoff
Etude-Tableau in D major, Op. 39 No. 9 – Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia