RECITAL

« Beethoven & Bach's family »
W.F BACH Sonata in A minor FKNV8 C.P.E
BACH Cantabile in B minor
BEETHOVEN Sonata “The Storm” Op.31/2
J.S BACH Fantasy in C minor
BEETHOVEN 32 Variations in C minor
In the continuity of his recording around “Bach Father and Son”, David Bismuth proposes here a program around the musical heritage. Johann Sebastian Bach himself passed on his knowledge to his fils Wilhelm Friedemann and Carl Philip Emanuel. And Beethoven, strongly influencé by the latter, had the greatest admiration for him.
« Vienna Evening »
HAYDN Variations in F minor
BEETHOVEN Sonata “The Storm” Op.31/2
SCHUBERT 3 Klavierstücke D946 Vienna Evening n.6 (transcription by F. Liszt)
A deep and festive programme around Vienna, then the heart of European musical creation. It was from the Heiligenstadt district, north of the city, that Beethoven wrote his famous will, a contemporary of The Storm.
« Resonances »
COUPERIN Mysterious Barricades
RAMEAU The recall of birds
DEBUSSY Suite “For the Piano” (Prelude-Sarabande-Toccata)
CHOPIN Posthumous Prelude Op. 45 Study #1 Op. 25
DEBUSSY Study “Les Arpèges composés” Arabesque n.1 L’Isle joyeuse Pagodes (extract from Les Estampes)
TAKEMITSU Rain tree sketch II
DEBUSSY Prelude “Feux d’Artifice”
DUTILLEUX Resonances
Bill EVANS Reflections in D
A prelude to the Debussy year in 2018, which will celebrate the centenary of the composer’s death, David Bismuth offers a recital combining influences and his musical heritage. From the baroque harpsichordists (Couperin, Rameau) whom Debussy praised, to Chopin, whose musical forms have never ceased to inspire him (Préludes, Études, Ballade…) this is a musical journey that will take us to our days, the influences debussystes still resonating with Dutilleux, Takemitsu or Bill Evans. »
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CONCERT/ READING

"BEETHOVEN A portrait" - Concert/Reading with Alain Duault
Concert/Reading
Alain Duault reader – David Bismuth piano
Sonata “Clair de lune” – Sonata “La Tempête” – Sonata Op.110 (excerpts)
A musical and human portrait of one of the greatest geniuses in the history of music, whose life and personality, told here by Alain Duault, are an example of courage, a source of inspiration and transcendence.

« PROUST and French music »
Concert/ Reading
Didier Sandre (from the Comédie Française) – Geneviève Laurenceau (violin) – David Bismuth (piano)
Texts by Marcel Proust – Works by Franck, Debussy, Fauré
A dive into the heart of the French literary and musical universe of the early 20th century, with Franck’s Sonata as the highlight, illuminated by the texts of “À la recherche du temps perdu”, read by Didier Sandre.
CHAMBER MUSIC

Duo violin – piano Geneviève Laurenceau – David Bismuth
FALLA Spanish Suite
GRANADOS Spanish Dance n.5 (Kreisler Transcription)
SAINT-SAËNS Rondo Capriccioso Allegro Appassionato (for solo piano) Sonata No.1 in D minor

Hermès Quartet
David Bismuth, piano
CHOSTAKOVICH String Quartet n.8 op.110
SCHUMANN Quintet with piano op.44

Duo clarinet – piano
“Romantic Clarinet”
MENDELSSOHN Sonata in E b Major
SCHUMANN 3 Phantasiestücke op.73
BRAHMS Sonata n.2 op.120
“Made in France”
SAINT-SAËNS Sonata op.167
CHAUSSON Andante & Allegro
DEBUSSY Study “Les Arpèges composés” (for solo piano) Rhapsody
POULENC Sonata
“Echoing their recording “Made in France” published by Aparté (FFFF Télérama, Diapason d’or), here is a florilège of French music for clarinet and piano. »
PIANO FOR FOUR HANDS

« From 1 to 4 hands »
David Bismuth & Maxime Zecchini, piano
Left Hand Only – Maxime Zecchini
MASSENET Thai Meditation
VERDI Opera “Le Trouvère”, Miserere scene
Two Hands – David Bismuth
SCHUBERT Klavierstücke n.1 D946
Three Hands
SCHEIDLER 2 Parts with 3 hands
WEISKE Sonata n.6 for 3 hands
Four Hands GERSHWIN Rhapsody in blue
From one to four hands, this is an original way to show the full range of musical writing when two pianists share the same keyboard! A progression in intensity, to end in apotheosis with Rhapsody in blue.

« À la française… »
François Chaplin & David Bismuth, piano
DEBUSSY Prelude to the afternoon of a wildlife (Transcript M.Ravel) Small Suite
FAURÉ Dolly
SATIE 3 pieces pear-shaped
SAINT-SAËNS Dance of Death
A florilège of the most beautiful four-handed pages of French music, where nature, humour, dance and childhood blend together.
