It was a Chopin kind of afternoon. Not a surprise that so many pianists love to play (and listen to) great piano music by Frederic Chopin. A handful of other composers rounded out the program. The recital was held at Joan Magagna’s home. 

If you’d like to participate in the next Intermezzo on June 1st, contact Joan Magagna at jmagagna@amsfperform.org.

Program

Feste Lariane (theme) — Luigi Mozzani 
Etudes, Nos. 1 and 2 — Leo Brouwer
Ellen Lazarus, guitar

Nocturne (Op. 9, No. 1) — Frederic Chopin
Eve Schiff, piano

Romance sans paroles (Op. 17, No. 3) — Gabriel Faure
Marilyn Jones, piano

Intermezzo in C Major (Op. 119, No. 3) — Johannes Brahms
Diane Lucas, piano

Nocturne in B Major (Op. 32, No. 1) — Frederic Chopin
​Nocturne in C Minor, KK IV a Nr. 16 Posth. — Frederic Chopin
Gretchen Spencer, piano

Partita #2 Sinfonia — Johann Sebastian Bach
Abby Mason, piano

Etude in C# Minor (Op. 25, No. 7) — Frederic Chopin
Hala Tomey, piano

Snow Day — Joan Magagna
Lullaby for Lewis — Joan Magagna
Joan Magagna, piano

Nocturne, Op. 27 in C# minor — Frederic Chopin
Richard Sawyer, piano

Oriental Wind — Joe Hisaishi
Pure Imagination — Bricusse/Newley (arr. Mark Ross)
Mark Ross, piano