Music from the Frederick Collection
41st Fall Season of the Historical Piano Concerts
New Dawn Arts Center,
Ashburnham Community Church, Ashburnham, MA
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Concert 2
Sunday at 3:00 pm, 6 September 2026
piano by Érard & Cie., Paris (1836)
Lightness of Touch
Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin
3 Caprices, Op. 33 (1833-35) No. 1 in a Adagio quasi fantasia – Presto agitato No. 2 in E Allegro grazioso No. 3 in B♭ Adagio – Presto con fuoco | Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
Papillons, Op. 2 (1829-31), Zwölf Metamorphosen über die Noten A-S-C-H Introduction Moderato 1. Walzer 2. Walzer Prestissimo 3. Walzer 4. Walzer Presto 5. Polonaise 6. Walzer 7. Walzer Semplice 8. Walzer 9. Walzer Prestissimo 10. Walzer Vivo 11. Polonaise 12. Finale , concluding with the Großvater-Tanz, the Grandfather Dance, the traditional end to a ball | Robert Schumann (1810-1856) |
Etudes in E, Op. 10, No. 3 (1829; rev. 1832) "Tristesse" Lento, ma non troppo in c#, Op. 10, No. 4 Presto in G♭, Op. 10, No. 5 Vivace "Black Keys" in A♭, Op. 25, No. 1 (1832-36) Allegro sostenuto "Harpe Æolienne" in f, Op. 25, No. 2 Presto "Les Abeilles" | Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) |
Impromptu No 2 in F#, Op. 36 (1838-39) Allegretto (Andantino) | Chopin |
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54 (1842) Presto – Più lento – Tempo primo | Chopin |