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Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Tamara Stefanovich in 2018

Acclaimed Serbian pianist Tamara Stefanovich joined former Messiaen protégé Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh in 2018.

Acclaimed Serbian pianist Tamara Stefanovich joined former Messiaen protégé Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Queens Hall in Edinburgh in 2018. Their live performance centred around two works; Brahms’s sumptuous Sonata for Two Pianos, that would later become his Piano Quintet in F minor, followed by Messiaen’s all-encompassing Visions de l’Amen. Messiaen’s two piano works were written for the sparkling talent of 19-year-old Yvonne Loriod and himself to play. They gave the premiere during the German occupation of Paris in 1943 and with the composer Arthur Honegger present. He wrote that the work was ‘a remarkable one, of great musical richness and of true grandeur in its conception.’

Brahms – Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor Op. 34b
Messiaen – Visions de l’amen

Tamara Stefanovich - piano
Pierre-Laurent Aimard - piano

Kate Molleson - presenter
Laura Metcalfe - producer

1 hour, 39 minutes

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Sonata for Two Pianos in F Minor, Op. 34b

    Performer: Tamara Stefanovich. Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    Visions de l'amen

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard. Performer: Tamara Stefanovich.

Broadcast

  • Sun 29 Aug 2021 20:30