Programme Suggestions 

1) Chopin Recital programmes
2) Pre-concert talk & concert programme
3) Lecture-recital - Composer vs Interpreter

All programmes are based on extensive research into autograph manuscripts and original source materials due to errors contained in edited publications.

Programme 1
From the complete works of Chopin several popular recital programmes are available, all of which feature a widely contrasted selection of compositions. Programmes include well-known and lesser-known works, many of which contain rarely heard original variants.

Selections from Chopin’s 212 solo piano works include; Ballades, Scherzos, Sonatas, Mazurkas, Études, Barcarolle, Berceuse, Fantaisie, Nocturnes, Impromptus, Valses, Preludes, Polonaises, posthumous and lesser known compositions.

Programme 2
As a popular alternative to the recital programme a pre-concert talk (10 to 15 minutes), precedes the concert programme. Varied selections of works are illustrated with comparative interpretations showing some of the wide disparities between Chopin's autograph/original manuscripts and edited publications.

Programme 3
Lecture recitals include several complete performances and feature contrasted selections of compositions with numerous illustrated examples of stylistic approaches and comparative interpretations.

Questions from the audience are welcomed and copies of Chopin’s original manuscripts are made available. Lectures are not read from a written text. Lecture-recitals are also given on specific genres. Angela Lear’s lecture-recitals are popular with audiences ranging from music societies and university music departments to professional music organisations.

Sample programmes and CD’s from Angela Lear’s acclaimed Chopin series are available on request.

For further details please contact:

Mary Douglas Management
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Telephone: 01268 551082 or 07910 688539
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