Berg: Piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 1
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 869 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
Namoradze: Etudes (selections)
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in F major, BWV 856 (from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
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Beethoven: Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (selections)
Namoradze: Etudes (selections)
Bach-Rachmaninov: Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Rachmaninov-Namoradze: Adagio from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
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Bach: The Art of Fugue, BWV 1080 (selections)
Bach-Rachmaninov: Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Rachmaninov-Namoradze: Adagio from Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Rachmaninov: Nine Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 (selections)
Namoradze: Etudes (selections)
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Namoradze: Memories of Rachmaninov’s “Georgian Song”
Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier (selections)
Ligeti: Etudes (selections)
Namoradze: Etudes (selections)
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Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat major, D 960
Mindful recitals are concerts that alternate musical performances with short mindfulness exercises and thought experiments. Each piece of music is preceded by a discussion and guided meditation that lasts a few minutes long. These meditations are a cross between mindfulness and music appreciation: they not only ease the listener into a calm, aware and perceptive state of mind, but also include cues about how to listen to the specific piece of music coming up, guiding the listener into a particular headspace to hear these works.
Unlike a lecture-recital, which may rely on some understanding of music theory or history, these mindful recitals do not assume any prior knowledge. On the contrary, they encourage coming to the event with fresh ears, simply bringing one’s curiosity and attention. Rather than presenting primarily factual information on the works to enhance the listener’s experience, the mindful recital instead takes an experiential approach, honing of our awareness of a broader spectrum of our moment-to-moment experience to reveal new perspectives on the process of listening.
Bach-Busoni: “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639
Introduction to mindful listening
Rachmaninoff-Kocsis: Vocalise
Embodied awareness and the physiology of listening
Bach: French Suite No. 1 in D minor, BWV 812
Perspectives on visual and auditory imagination
Bowen: Fragments from Hans Andersen, Op. 58 & 61 (Selection)
Deconstructing sound and the perception of sonic layers
Namoradze: Etude V, Entwined Threads
Theories of emotion and mindfulness of feeling
Rachmaninoff: Sonata for Piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28, II: Lento
Composer-performers Lukas Ligeti (electronic percussion) and Nicolas Namoradze (piano) present “Ligeti in Dialogue” in celebration of the centenary of the birth of György Ligeti (1923-2006). They explore threads passing through his music – from prior influences to works informed by his legacy – in a unique, dialogue-like recital for marimba lumina and piano, presenting an intertwined set of solo and duo performances of the works of J.S. Bach, György Ligeti, Lukas Ligeti and Nicolas Namoradze. The programme also includes new music written for this joint recital, for piano and marimba lumina-piano duo. With their unique viewpoint on one of the past century’s most iconic composers, Ligeti and Namoradze present a compelling retrospective as well as a vivid exploration of the relevance of this musical legacy in the present and future.
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”
Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
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Chausson: Concert for Vioin, Piano and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21