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Swindon Recital Series - Modernist Classics
Both halves of the 20th Century are covered in this unusual programme. Hungarian Béla Bartók was one of a handful of early 20-century composers who recognised how indigenous folk music could fuel a new sort of progressive concert music. His Sonata for two Pianos and Percussion, written in 1937, is a work of intriguing sonority that straddles the boundaries of both chamber- and orchestral-music. American Steve Reich says of his 2013 composition, Quartet for two pianos and two vibraphones, that it ‘demands a high level of ensemble virtuosity and is one of the most complex I have composed.’
Clare Toomer and Paul Turner are the pianists, whilst Sacha Johnson and Alastair Marshallsay manage the whole percussion section, including vibraphones and timpani.
Clare Toomer and Paul Turner are the pianists, whilst Sacha Johnson and Alastair Marshallsay manage the whole percussion section, including vibraphones and timpani.
Wednesday 19 February
Wyvern Theatre
Theatre Square
Swindon SN1 1qn Wiltshire SN1 1QN
Feb 19th, 1.05 - 2pmAdults £9, students 15-18 £3.50, accompanied children 14 and under admitted free
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