Just over twenty of us braved the onslaughts of Storm Bert to get to the Bristol 1904 Arts Club, a new venue for the piano club, in Park Row. The meeting was hosted by 1904 Club member Jonathan Price who very kindly gave up his Saturday to look after us. The 1904 has two medium size grands (Bechstein and Bluthner), both in very nice condition and placed facing each other on a stage. The hall is redolent with history and tradition and provided a very memorable setting for our meeting. Taking advantage of the twin grands members were able to indulge in two piano music by Kreisler and Rodney Bennet and also a movement from a Mozart concerto. We used the Club kitchen to organise hot drinks (much needed on a cold day) and lunch.
Many thanks, once again to our excellent host, Jonathan for a very special day.
Playlist
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Jean | Florence Price | Fantasie Negre no. 1 |
| Kay and Leonora | Kreisler | Liebesfreud arr. 2 pianos |
| Nancy | Schumann | Humoresque op. 20 |
| Steve W | Tchaikovsky | Sweet Dreams – Children’s Album op. 29 no. 21 |
| Schumann | Of Foreign Lands and People, Kinderszenen op 15 | |
| Simon S | Stan Kenton | Artistry in Rhythm |
| Chris UW | Handel | Fantasia |
| Charles P | Beethoven | 1st mvt Pastorale Sonata op. 28 |
| Peter H | Chopin | Mazurkas – op. 33 no. 3; op. 41 no. 2; op. 41 no. 4 |
| Kathryn R | Fauré | Barcarolle no. 6 in Eb major |
| Ruth P | Gottschalk | Souvenirs d’Andalousie |
| Kit and Mathhew G | Mozart | 2nd mvt Concerto in A major, no. 23, K488 arr. 2 pianos |
| Kathryn and Juliana | Richard Rodney Bennett | Samba Triste from Four Piece Suite, 2 pianos |
| Juliana B | Kreisler/ Rachmaninoff | Love’s Sorrow (Liebesleid) |
| Jonathan P | Handel | Overture to Messiah |
| Juliana B | Gershwin | The Man I Love |
| Richard W | Grieg | Notturno op. 54 |
| Debussy | Clair de Lune | |
| Jane G | Granados | El Caminante no. 3 |
| Piazzolla | Libertango | |
| Matthew G | Chopin | Mazurka in G minor, op. 67 no. 2 |
| Waltz in A minor, disc. New York 2024 |
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