Piano recital with Mark Viner, at the beautiful Buscot Park Theatre. Described by International Piano Magazine as one of the most gifted pianists of his generation,Mark Viner is steadily gaining a reputation as one of Britains leading concert pianists. He is particularly renowned for his CD recordings on the Piano Classics label which include music by Alkan, Blumenfeld, Chaminade, Liszt and Thalberg, all of which have garnered exceptional international critical acclaim. His most important project to date is a survey of the complete piano music of Alkan: the first of its kind and which is expected to run to some 18 CDs in length. Aside from a busy schedule of concerts and teaching, he is also a published composer and writer and his advocacy for the music of Alkan led to his election as Chairman the Alkan Society. PROGRAMME LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sonata, op.28 Pastoral i. Allegro ii. Andante iii. Scherzo: Allegro vivace iv. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo ERNEST SCHELLING (1876-1939) Nocturne (Ragusa) (1926) LEOPOLD GODOWSKY (1870-1938) Java Suite - Phonoramas no.2 Wayang-Purwa (Puppet Shadow Plays) (1924) no.6 The Bromo Volcano and the Sand Sea at Daybreak (1924) FRDRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849) Ballade, op.23 CCILE CHAMINADE (1857-1944) Marine, op.38 (1906) LOndine, op.101 (1900) Pome provenal, op.127 no.4 Pcheurs de nuit (1908) CHARLES-VALENTIN ALKAN (1813-1888) Le grillon, 4e Nocturne, op.60bis (1859) Trois petites fantaisies, op.41(1857) no.1 Assez gravement no.2 Andantino no.3 Presto