Kirill Gerstein
Live from London's Wigmore Hall, Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein performs a fascinating and diverse programme of late 19th- and early 20th-century repertoire.
Russian-American pianist Kirill Gerstein performs a fascinating and diverse programme of late 19th- and early 20th-century repertoire: rare pieces by Debussy sit alongside a group of April Preludes (1937) by the sadly short-lived Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915-40), and a set of folk dances by the Armenian priest-musician Komitas
Live from London's Wigmore Hall
Presented by Martin Handley
Komitas: 7 Armenian folk dances
Debussy: Page d'album (Pièce pour le Vêtement du blessé); Elégie; Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon; Berceuse héroïque; Etude retrouvée
Janáček: Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 ('From the Street')
Vítězslava Kaprálová: April Preludes Op. 13
Scriabin: Vers la flamme Op. 72
Kirill Gerstein, piano
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- Mon 4 Oct 2021 13:00BBC Radio 3
- Sun 10 Oct 2021 13:00BBC Radio 3