Subtle refinement and emotional depth characterise the Nocturnes and Barcarolles of Fauré, pieces that record the composer's development throughout his career in an intimate and vivid way. The 5 Impromptus span almost as wide and varied a period of creative evolution and are brilliant, ambiguous and arresting. Indeed no less a pianist than Franz Liszt considered them very challenging to play.
The colour and lightness of the much loved Sonatine of Fauré's pupil Ravel is a refreshing contrast to the main items in this recital.
more about David Christophersen
Oslo-born David Christophersen, Artistic Director of the Cambridge Concert Artists series at West Road Concert Hall, has performed throughout the UK, including the Woburn Abbey Festival, Bristol's St. George's, Edinburgh's Reid Hall, Oxford's Holywell Music Room, London's St John's Smith Square and broadcast for BBC Radio 3. Recent projects have included premiering new solo and chamber music by Jeremy Thurlow, Maria Ptaszynska and Robin Holloway; performances with Marie-Noelle Kendall of Robin Holloway's monumental two-piano classic 'Gilded Goldbergs' and a tour with Prokofiev's War Sonatas, described by the Scotsman as 'exactly right'.
