Reid Chamber Concert

Date: 
Thursday, November 8, 1956
Time: 
7.30 pm.
Season/No: 
1956-57 season, 2nd concert
Participant(s): 

Kenneth Leighton - pianoforte

Work(s) / Composer(s) / Opus No(s): 

1. English suite in A minor ... Bach

     Prelude
     Allemande
     Courante
     Sarabande
     Bourée I and II
     Gigue

2. Sonata no. 19 in D major (op. 53, no. 2) ... Haydn

    Moderato
    Adagio ma non troppo
    Allegro assai

3. Fantasia Contrappuntistica ... Kenneth Leighton

INTERVAL

4. Sonata ... Ernest Bloch

    Maestoso ed energico
    Pastorale
    Moderato alla marcia

5. Prelude in G major ... Rachmaninof

    "Une Barque sur l'Ocean" ... Ravel

     "L'Isle Joyeuse" ... Debussy

6. Two Studies (from "Five Studies", op. 22) ... Kenneth Leighton

Performance Type:

Programme: 
4-page programme
Programme Notes: 

Programme notes by K.L. [Kenneth Leighton].

Ticket and/or Programme Price(s): 
Programme price: one shilling
Notes: 

A note in the concert brochure for the 1956-57 season indicates that Leighton's 'Fantasia Contrappuntistica' was receiving its first performance in Britain on this occasion.

The Haydn piano sonata in D major, op. 53, no. 2, is usually referred to by its Hoboken number: Hob. XVI, no. 19.

First Performance in Scotland: 
Fantasia Contrappuntistica (Homage to Bach), opus 24 (1956)