MUSIC

Carnegie Hall
Garrick Ohlsson - Piano

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Schubert: Fantasy in C Major, D. 760, "Wanderer Fantasy"
Griffes: "The Fountain of Acqua Paola" from Roman Sketches
Griffes: Scherzo from Fantasy PiecesGriffes; "The White Peacock" from Roman Sketches
Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58

"Regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Chopin since winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, Garrick Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire that ranges the entire piano literature. After being praised for his "remarkable assurance in executing wicked pyrotechnics … with extraordinary power and demonic furor" byThe New York Times at his last Carnegie Hall engagement, he returns with a recital of piano sonatas by Beethoven and Chopin, Schubert’s "Wanderer Fantasy," and works by Griffes."

Garrick Ohlsson was great!  The audience appreciated him.  A good time.

There is something about a piano recital in Carnegie Hall.  A solitary piano, lighted alone, a smaller space than Avery Fisher, and a history to reflect upon.

I took a long walk this morning before the concert.

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