On a sunny afternoon fifteen of us gathered at Brian and Dorette’s Henleaze house for an afternoon of music on their two uprights (Broadwood and Bechstein). We do not have many opportunities for two piano playing in the Club and we are very grateful to Jean and Brian for providing suitable music, including one piece for eight hands! Following the formal playing we retired to the well-tended garden for food and drink whilst informal music-making continued in the background. We welcomed a new member – Boyang Yu, and Boyang bravely played for us on his first visit.
Once again, many thanks to Brian and Dorette for their fabulous hosting of a very enjoyable event.
| Bristol Piano Club May 2025 | ||
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Brian | Chopin | Nocturne in C# minor, op. 27 no. 1 |
| Chris | Bach | Allemande from French Suite no. 4 |
| Steve W | Satie | Gnossienne no. 5 |
| Simon S | Berg | Sonata op. 1 |
| Jean A | Scriabin | Poeme in F# op. 32 no. 1 |
| Nancy | Schumann | Humoreske (extract) op. 20 |
| Peter | Mozart | Sonata in Eb, K282, Adagio |
| Richard | Beethoven | Sonata in C (Waldstein), op. 53, 1st mvt |
| Boyang | Beethoven | Sonata in C# minor (Moonlight), op. 27, 1st mvt |
| Kay | Bach | Minuet I and II, Partita in Bb |
| Brian | Chopin | Nocturne in Db major, op. 27 no. 2 |
| Nancy & Jean | Vaughan Williams | Fantasy on Greensleeves (2 pianos) |
| Brian, Nancy, Peter & Simon | Moszkowski | Spanish Dance no. 1 (2 pianos, 8 hands) |
| William Gillock | Champagne Toccata (2 pianos) | |
| Nancy & Brian | Rachmaninoff | Suite no. 2, Waltz (2 pianos) |
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