In this typically adventurous and thought-provoking programme Jeremy Denk offers an eclectic mix of 19th century to present-day female composers, often unjustly neglected by history, showcasing a huge range of approaches to the piano. In the second half, two masterpieces by Schumann and Brahms whose lives and ideas were so often connected.
Program:
Clara Schumann – Romance No 1
Tania Leon – Ritual
Cecile Chaminade – The Flatterer
Missy Mazzoli – Heartbreaker
Meredith Monk – Paris
Amy Beach – 5 Improvisations
Ruth Crawford Seeger – Study in Rhythm
Louise Farrenc – Melodie in A flat major
Chen – Untitled
Brahms – 4 Klavierstücke Op 119
Schumann – Fantasie in C Major Op 17