JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685 – 1750)
“Sheep May Safely Graze” from Cantata No. 208 (1713), arr. Egon Petri
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797 – 1828)
Selections from Ländler for Piano from D. 790 (Op. 171)
JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833 – 1897)
Waltzes (16) for Piano, Op. 39 (1865)
MAURICE RAVEL (1875 – 1937)
Valses nobles et sentimentales for Piano (1911)
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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841 – 1904)
Slavonic Dances for Piano Four-Hands
No. 6 in A-flat Major, Op. 46 (1878)
No. 10 in E minor, Op. 72 (1886)
No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46 (1878)
MAURICE RAVEL
La Valse (poèm choréographique) for Piano Four Hands (1919-20)
(arr. Lucien Garban)
MASTER CLASS:
On Friday evening, November 13, Mr. Fleisher will conduct a master class at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, open to the public, free of charge
Leon Fleisher’s personal story is as inspiring as it is remarkable. Early in his brilliant international career, an undiagnosed neurological problem affected his right hand and limited him performing with the left hand alone. For 40 years, he thrived as a conductor and as the revered teacher of many of the younger generation of great pianists. But recent medical advances have allowed him to regain the use of both hands, and the miraculous return of his technical facility has captivated the music world. In 2007, Leon Fleisher was chosen as one of the recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, this country’s highest award for performing artists. For our concert, Mr. Fleisher will perform the first half as soloist, and after intermission will be joined by his wife, concert pianist Katherine Jacobson Fleisher, in music for piano 4-hands. Katherine Jacobson Fleisher's international performing career as a soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician has received critical acclaim. Leading orchestras with which she has performed include the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.