‘…le plaisir délicieux et toujours nouveau d’une occupation inutile’ wrote Maurice Ravel at the head of his manuscript to one of his most enduring piano works, Valses nobles et sentimentales in 1911. These are the words of the symbolist poet Henri de Régnier and this description of the ‘delicious and forever-new pleasure of a useless occupation’ […]
This recital was given by Lana Trotovšek (violin) and Maria Canyigueral (piano) on Friday 4th March 2022 at Inverurie Town Hall. The first half of the concert consisted entirely of works by the Ukrainian born composer Sergei Prokofiev. The programme opened with his Sonata in D major for solo violin, opus 115. Written in 1947, […]
This recital was presented by the Cargill Piano Trio on Saturday 12th February 2022 at Kemnay Village Hall. The recital opened with Haydn’s Gypsy Rondo Trio in G major, No. 39. This work is probably Haydn’s most popular, and justice was certainly done, with beautiful ensemble playing throughout. In the first two movements, the violin […]
The recital was given by two young musicians, Katrina Lee and Alice Allen, of the highest calibre who have won numerous awards, both in Scotland and abroad. This was one of 11 concerts in a 12-day tour – a remarkable challenge in itself. Whilst in past centuries the violin/cello duo was not uncommon, it disappeared […]