The outstanding Argentinean pianist Ingrid Fliter has captivated American audiences since making her stateside debut with the Atlanta Symphony five years ago. Her first concert for Duke Performances features a delectable sample of the Chopin waltzes for which she “set a new benchmark” (Gramophone) in a 2009 recording. Schumann hailed Chopin’s salon music as “waltzes for the soul, not the body;” Fliter draws out their rhythmic zest and glittering chic with impeccable timing. Another of her specialties, Beethoven, rounds out a stylish program from a Gilmore Artist Award winner who plays with fire but is “incapable of grandstanding” (Chicago Sun-Times).
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, “Hunt”
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
CHOPIN: Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, Op. 9, No. 3
CHOPIN: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 18
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 2 in A-flat Major, Op. 34, No. 1
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 9 in A Major, Op. 69, No. 1, “The Farewell Waltz”
CHOPIN: Waltz No. 5 in A-flat Major, Op. 42
CHOPIN: Waltz in A Minor, Op. posth.