Opening with a delightful rarity, Mozart’s sonatas for four-hands were originally written to be performed with his sister Nannerl, and are the ultimate depiction of playful competition, now living on as intimate conversations between instrumentalists.
The four-hands approach to music-making continues in ANAM Head of Piano Timothy Young’s arrangement of La Marseillaise – Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle’s National Anthem of France. A topic of regular debate, many scholars believe de Lisle’s patriotic song took inspiration from the march-like tune in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.25; a debate audiences can settle for themselves when Paavali and the ANAM cohort come together to perform the majestic composition. With Paavali’s extraordinary artistry, the moments of intimate dialogue between piano and orchestra are the perfect display of why this is considered the great composer’s grandest concerto.
Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART Piano Sonatas for 4 hands K. 381
MOZART Piano Sonatas for 4 hands K. 358
Claude Joseph ROUGET DE LISLE arr. T. YOUNG La Marseillaise
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K.503
Paavali Jumppanen (Artistic Director) piano / director
ANAM Musicians
Packages on sale from Tuesday 19 November 12.15pm
Single tickets available from Friday 24 January 11am
Presented by Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and Melbourne Recital Centre
This performance will be available as a delayed broadcast on ABC Classic
The position of ANAM Artistic Director is generously supported by Janet Holmes à Court AC, and John and Rosemary Macleod
Season packages available:
FOUR CONCERT PACKAGE
Standard $188 ($166 Concession)
BUY PACKAGE
THREE CONCERT PACKAGE
Standard $150 ($132 Concession)
BUY PACKAGE
Single tickets on sale Friday 24 January.