Name: Richard Goode, piano
Start: 2017-11-04T19:30
End: 2017-11-04T18:00
Location: Wisconsin Union Theater

Richard Goode, piano

Music

Saturday, November 4

7:30 pm

Wisconsin Union Theater | Shannon Hall

Cost: 25.00 | Ticket Policies: Youth (up to 18 yrs old) tickets must be purchased at the same time as regular priced General Public, Union Member or UW Fac/Staff or UW-Madison Student ticket. Limit 2 youth tickets per regular priced ticket. Student ID may be required when presenting ticket at entrance.

General Public: $47/$43/$25, UW-Madison Student: $10, Union Member/Non UW Student: $43/$39/$25, UW Faculty/Staff: $45/$41/$25, Youth: $20

Insightful interpretations of master composers.

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The first American to record the complete Beethoven sonatas, Richard Goode is one of the most celebrated contemporary classical pianists. He won the Grammy Award in 1983 for his rendition of Brahms and has been praised for his powerfully emotional interpretations.

“Richard Goode is one of the finest pianists in the world. Few can match his unfailingly beautiful tone, effortless technical command, interpretive insight and total emotional commitment to the music he plays.” - Washington Post

Program includes:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1759)

Selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II (ca. 1740)

ALBAN BERG (1885-1935)

Piano Sonata Op. 1

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (1815-16)

FREDERICK CHOPIN (1810-1849)

Nocturne in B major, Op. 62, No. 1 (1846)

Mazurka in C-sharp minor, Op. 50, No. 3 (1841-1842)

Enjoy a free pre-concert lecture by Wisconsin Public Radio's Norman Gilliland. 6 pm, TITU.

More information about Richard Goode can be found on his website.