Program

Franz Schubert, Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat Major, D. 898

2. Andante un poco mosso

Antonín Dvořák, Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81

2. Dumka. Andante con moto

Göran Fröst, Klezmer dance No. 3

Monty Alexander, Improvisation on "Happy Birthday"

Sergei Prokofiev/Mikhail Pletnev, Cinderella, Suite for 2 Pianos

Cinderella's Waltz

Gallop

Frédéric Chopin/Dmitry Sitkovetsky, 24 Preludes, Op. 28

Prelude No. 1 in C major (piano)

Prelude No. 2 in A minor (transcription for viola and piano)

Prelude No. 3 in G major (transcription for violin and piano)

Prelude No. 4 in E minor (transcription for clarinet and piano)

Prelude No. 5 in D minor (piano)

Prelude No. 6 in B minor (transcription for cello and piano)

Prelude No. 7 in A major (piano)

Prelude No. 8 in F sharp minor (transcription for viola and piano)

Prelude No. 9 in E major (transcription for viola and piano)

Prelude No. 10 in C sharp minor (piano)

Prelude No. 11 in B major (transcription for violin and piano)

Prelude No. 12 in G sharp minor (piano)

Prelude No. 13 in F sharp major (piano)

Prelude No. 14 in E flat minor - piano

Prelude No. 15 in D flat major (transcription for string quartet and double bass)

Prelude No. 16 in B flat minor (piano)

Prelude No. 17 in A flat major (transcription fo violin and piano)

Prelude No. 18 in F minor (piano)

Prelude No. 19 in E flat major (transcription for violin and piano)

Prelude No. 20 in C minor (piano)

Prelude No. 21 in B flat major (transcription for violon and piano)

Prelude No. 22 in G minor - piano

Prelude No. 23 in F major (transcription for cello and piano)

Prelude No. 24 in D minor (piano)

The Verbier Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary!

Verbier Festival 2013 – With Evgeny Kissin, Yuja Wang, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon...

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Cast

Lera Auerbach

Emanuel Ax — Piano

Yuri Bashmet — Viola

Khatia Buniatishvili — Piano

Gautier Capuçon — Cello

Renaud Capuçon — Violin

David Aaron Carpenter — Viola

Vilde Frang — Violin

Program notes

Experience the highly anticipated gala concert from the 2013 Verbier Festival, a captivating evening featuring many of the biggest stars of today’s classical music world.

Yuri Bashmet, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, Leonidas Kavakos, Martin Fröst, Evgeny Kissin, Mischa Maisky, Menahem Pressler, Daniil Trifonov, Yuja Wang, and others honor and celebrate the Verbier Festival with a concert featuring Chopin’s Préludes performed in both their original versions and in transcriptions for multiple instruments.

A closer look: featured composers

Franz Schubert

Antonín Dvořák

Robert Schumann

Frédéric Chopin

Further listening: featured works

Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81

Antonín Dvořák (Composer)