Spivey Hall: Emanuel Ax, piano
$35-$80
- Emanuel Ax, piano
Arnold Schoenberg
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Drei Klavierstücke ("Three Piano Pieces"), Op. 11
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2
Anton Webern — Variations for Piano Op. 27
Arnold Schoenberg — Sechs kleine Klavierstücke ("Six Little Piano Pieces"), Op. 19
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2
Anton Webern — Variations for Piano Op. 27
Arnold Schoenberg — Sechs kleine Klavierstücke ("Six Little Piano Pieces"), Op. 19
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Has any superlative not been used to describe Emanuel Ax's playing? Is any superlative adequate? Few musicians have graced Spivey Hall's stage as often or to as admiring an audience.
Spivey Hall welcomes him back for a unique program of Beethoven sonatas interwoven with works by Schoenberg and Webern.