the programme
The candle-glow programme, composer by composer
Who is on the programme of the candle-glow concert at the Bernardine monastery.
Reserve your Chopin seats ↗The programme as published
| Composer | Pieces |
|---|---|
| Chopin | Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4; Étude Op. 10 No. 8; Prelude Op. 28 No. 6; Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2; Prelude Op. 28 No. 4; Waltz Op. 64 No. 2; Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 |
| Beethoven | Sonata in E flat major Op. 31 No. 3, first movement |
| Ravel | Valses nobles et sentimentales, 1 and 2 |
| Rachmaninov | Étude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 8 |
| Debussy | Étude No. 1 |
| Bacewicz | Piano Sonata No. 2 |
Why Chopin leads
Seven of the twelve pieces are by Chopin, so the evening is still built around him, with the other composers as company.
Beethoven and Ravel
The first movement of a Beethoven sonata and two of Ravel's waltzes widen the programme beyond Poland.
Rachmaninov and Debussy
Études by Rachmaninov and Debussy show how a study piece became concert music, the same path Chopin's études took.
Bacewicz
Grażyna Bacewicz was a Polish composer and violinist who lived from 1909 to 1969, and her second piano sonata brings a 20th-century Polish voice to the evening.
The closing ballade
The programme ends with Chopin's Ballade No. 1, which usually runs nine to ten minutes.
If the programme changes
The organiser reserves the right to change the repertoire and the artists, so read the list as a guide rather than a promise.