Angela Hewitt, piano
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
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
