Angela Hewitt, piano
J.S Bach - Partita No.5 in G, BWV829
Schumann - Piano Sonata No.2 in G
minor, Op.22
Couperin - ‘From the Sixième Ordre’
Ravel
- Le Tombeau de Couperin
We are thrilled to welcome
internationally-acclaimed pianist Angela Hewitt to Paxton for our festival
finale. Her programme is especially apt as the beautiful Paxton Picture
Gallery takes on a new lease of life as the Ballroom – historic dance
forms and celebration are the essence and inspiration of the featured
works.
Dance rhythms lie at the very heart of many of Bach’s
compositions, as the Partita No.5 in G demonstrates so well. Schumann’s
Piano Sonata in G Minor was written the year after his marriage to Clara,
and it was at her insistence that he produced a virtuoso work with
irresistible momentum and passion.
François Couperin held positions
at the Royal Court of King Louis XIV of France both as organist and
harpsichordist, and his compositions for the latter explore a wide range
of dance-styles with supreme elegance and wit. Ravel’s ‘Tombeau de
Couperin’ is a tribute to French Baroque keyboard styles generally, with
its six movements imitating a dance suite that can be summarised as
‘light-hearted reflection’.
"superb ... as if we are
hearing this music for the first time" Bachtrack
Sponsored by
Neville and Kathleen Cartwright.
Tickets: £34/£27 (concessions
£19/£16)
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£34.00 -
26 July 2026 -
120 minutes -
15:30 -
Paxton House
