11/11/2015
THIS Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 3:30pm
MUSIC AT SAINT ALBAN’S
2015-2016 Series celebrating the restoration of our 1893 Steinway Grand Piano
Presents
The internationally acclaimed pianist often compared to Richter and Horowitz
MATTHEW BENGTSON
Performing solo piano music by:
J. S. Bach:
French Suite no. 1 in D minor
Preludes and Fugues from Well-Tempered Clavier Books I & II
And the ultra-Romantic Russian master, Alexander Scriabin:
Étude op. 2 no. 1 in C # minor, Sonata no. 3 in F # minor, op. 23 (1897-98),
Poème, op. 63 no. 2, “Étrangeté” (1911), Sonata no. 7, op. 64 “White Mass” (1911-12)
Poème, op. 71 no. 2 (1914) and the Poème, “Vers la Flamme”, op. 72 (1914)
For information and tickets ($25, $20 seniors and students): www.musicatsaintalbans.org
“Here is a pianist of extraordinary depth and imagination, whose way with this music is at once unique, satisfying, and interpretively unimpeachable. .. Bengtson, who imitates no one, has synthesized the most persuasive elements that the best Scriabin interpreters .. have set forth over a century. To that end, he can now join those esteemed Scriabinists upon whom future generations can rely for definitive interpretations.” (John Bell Young, Fanfare Magazine)
“Big-boned pianism, rich tonal colors and dazzling technique are all on display here. Has Scriabin ever been played better? Only Horowitz and Richter can compare to what Bengtson achieves on this disc.” American Record Guide
Biography, recordings and videos at http://www.mattbengtson.com/
