At the centre of this concert evening are Frédéric Chopin’s four ballades – independent masterpieces full of poetry, drama and pianistic brilliance. Instead of presenting them as a cycle, they are deliberately placed individually between the works of two other great sound poets – to emphasise their individual character, their respective narrative power and emotional depth.
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata Pathétique, with its passionate seriousness and formal clarity, forms a striking contrast to Chopin’s free ballad form. Claude Debussy’s Children’s Corner, on the other hand, brings lightness and subtle humour to the programme – an imaginative homage to the world of childhood, written with the eye of a mature master. A concert full of contrasts and narrative variety – with Chopin’s ballads as the centrepiece and central theme at the same time.
PERFORMERS
Annique Göttler piano
PROGRAM
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 1 g-Moll op. 23
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonate für Klavier c-Moll op. 13 »Pathétique«
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 38
- Interval -
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade Nr. 3 As-Dur op. 47
Claude Debussy
Children’s Corner
Frédéric Chopin
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
