Ingrid Fliter, piano
Friday, November 4, 2011 | 8:00 pm
Reynolds Industries Theater
The outstanding Argentinean pianist Ingrid Fliter has captivated American audiences since making her stateside debut with the Atlanta Symphony five years ago. Her first concert for Duke Performances features a delectable sample of the Chopin waltzes for which she “set a new benchmark” (Gramophone) in a 2009 recording. Schumann hailed Chopin’s salon music as “waltzes for the soul, not the body;” Fliter draws out their rhythmic zest and glittering chic with impeccable timing. Another of her specialties, Beethoven, rounds out a stylish program from a Gilmore Artist Award winner who plays with fire but is “incapable of grandstanding” (Chicago Sun-Times).
Program
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, “Hunt”
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 18
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 2 in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 9 in A Major, Op. 69, No. 1, “The Farewell Waltz”
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 5 in A-flat Major, Op. 42
CHOPIN: Waltz in A Minor, Op. posth.