The programme includes:
Johann Sebastian Bach
G minor prelude and fugue – Well Tempered Clavier book 2.
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV. 816
Frédéric Chopin
Mazurka in C Major, op. 56 No 2
Mazurka in E Major, op. 6 No. 3
Mazurka in A Minor, op. 7 No 2
Mazurka in A-flat Major, op. 7 No 4
Mazurka in C Minor, op. 56 No 3
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp Minor, op. 39
Nocturne in D-flat Major, op. 27
Polonaise Fantasie in A-flat Major, op. 61
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D 960
 | "Richard Goode, the pianists' pianist, a superb artist who at best attacks the classical repertoire with the full force of his heart and mind." "Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists in the world...Few can match his unfailingly beautiful tone, effortless technical command, interpretive insight and total emotional commitment to the music he plays." "Richard Goode's performance took the breath away with its sheer, heart-stopping beauty." "It is virtually impossible to walk away from one of Mr. Goode's recitals without the sense of having gained some new insight, subtle or otherwise, into the works he played or about pianism itself." "What Goode does at the piano is warm, engaging and marvelously subtle - mesmerizing. ...In the hands of a fine pianist like Goode, the colors are never pale or blurred. They're vivid and interesting."
Richard Goode is an American classical pianist, especially known for his interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven and chamber music. Goode was born in East Bronx, New York. He studied piano with Elvira Szigeti, Claude Frank, Nadia Reisenberg at Mannes College The New School for Music (where he currently is a faculty member), and Rudolf Serkin and Mieczysław Horszowski at the Curtis Institute. He won numerous prizes, including the First Prize in the Clara Haskil Competition in 1973 and the Avery Fisher Prize in 1980. He has made many recordings, including Mozart Concertos with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the music of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Bach. Goode also was the first American-born pianist to record the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas. He regularly appears at the world's leading venues with highly-acclaimed orchestras. With Mitsuko Uchida, he is Co-Artistic Director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival. He has premiered works written for him by Carlos Chavez, George Perle, Robert Helps, and others. His chamber-music partners have included Dawn Upshaw, Richard Stoltzman, Alexander Schneider, and many others. Goode is married to the violinist Marcia Weinfeld. |
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