R E P E R T O I R E
SOLO
Linda's repertoire comprises the major keyboard works of the Baroque and Classical periods, including the complete sonatas of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. However she also performs works by lesser-known composers, and is always happy to devise themed programmes. Here are some samples, but they are only to give an idea and there are infinite variations!
Programme featuring Kirckman harpsichord of 1757
Suite no.7 in G minor from the 1st Collection of 1720
Suite "Melpomene" from the "Musical Parnassus"
Italian Concerto (BWV 831)
Württemberg Sonata in A minor (WQ 49/1)
Sonata in D major (Hob.XVI/14)
Toccata in D major (BWV 912)
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G.F.Händel
J.C.F.Fischer
J.S.Bach
C.P.E.Bach
F.J.Haydn
J.S.Bach
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Programme featuring clavichord by J.A.Hass of 1767
Suite "Melpomene" from "Musical Parnassus"
Präludium and Fughetta in G major (BWV 902 a and b)
Sonata in A minor (WQ 49/1) Württemberg
Variations on "La Follia" (WQ 118/9)
Cappriccio (K.395)
Sonata in G major (Hob.XVI/6)
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J.C.F.Fischer
J.S.Bach
C.P.E.Bach
C.P.E.Bach
W.A.Mozart
F.J.Haydn
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Revolutionary Road
Keyboard music written in Paris around the time of the Revolution.
"The Sufferings of the Queen of France" (Op.23)
Sonata in A minor (K.310)
Sonata from Op.1
Capriccio (K.395)
Prelude (1777)
Marche des Marseillois et l'Air Ça-ira (1792)
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J.L.Dussek
W.A.Mozart
E.Méhul
W.A.Mozart
C.B.Balbastre
Citoyen C.Balbastre
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Haydn and Women
Haydn was unhappily married and formed close friendships with several other women. The three sonatas in this programme were all written for talented women pianists, and the tragic Variations in F minor were in the process of being written when he heard of the death of Marianne von Genzinger.
Sonata in E flat major (Hob.XVI/49)
Sonata in C major (Hob.XVI/50)
Andante con Variazioni (Hob.XVII/6)
Sonata in E flat major (Hob.XVI/52)
The English Piano
Music written with the distinctive sound of the English piano in mind.
Prelude in C major
Sonata in C major (Hob.XVI/50)
Prelude in B flat major
Variations in F minor (Hob.XVII)
Prelude in D major
Sonata in B minor (Op.40 no.20)
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J.L.Dussek
F.J.Haydn
J.L.Dussek
F.J.Haydn
J.L.Dussek
M.Clementi
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Haydn and Mozart
Who influenced whom?
Sonata in D major (Hob.XVI/37)
Capriccio (K.395)
Sonata in A minor (K.310)
Twelve variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je , Maman"
(All works composed in or around1778: the Haydn 1777/9)
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F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
W.A.Mozart
W.A.Mozart
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All Mozart
A four-programme cycle of the complete piano sonatas.
Appassionata
Not just Beethoven, but Haydn and Mozart expressing extremes of emotion.
Sonata in D major (Hob.XVI/ 37)
Andante con Variazioni (Hob.XVII/6)
Sonata in A minor (K.310)
Sonata in F minor (Op.57) "Appassionata"
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F.J.Haydn
F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
L.van Beethoven
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Late Beethoven
Eleven New Bagatelles (Op.119)
Sonata in A flat major (Op.110)
Six Bagatelles (Op.126)
Sonata in E major (Op.109)
Impromptu!
Four Impromptus (D 935, Op.post.142)
6 Impromptus (Op.7)
Impromptu in A flat (Op.29)
Impromptu in F sharp major (Op.36)
Fantaisie–Impromptu in C sharp minor (Op.66)
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F.Schubert
J.H.Vorisek
F.Chopin
F.Chopin
F.Chopin
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The piano works of Carl Loewe
Grand Sonata in E major (Op. 16) 1829
Mazeppa– a Tone Poem after Byron (Op.27) 1828
Gipsy Sonata in A minor (Op.107) 1847
Concertos
Piano concerto in D major (Hob.XIII/11)
The complete piano concertos
The complete piano concertos
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F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
L.van Beethoven
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DUO with Hiro Kurosaki
The repertoire centres on the complete sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven and Brahms, but, as with the solo programmes, there are many variations on this theme.
Highlights of the Mozart Violin Sonatas
Sonata in G major (K.379)
Sonata in E flat major (K.481)
Sonata in E minor (K.304)
Sonata in B flat Major (K.454)
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W.A.Mozart
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The Route to Beethoven
Sonata in D major (Op.12 no.1)
Twelve Variations on “Les Folies d'Espagne” for piano solo (Wq 118/9)
Sonata in A major
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L.van Beethoven
C.P.E.Bach
F.Benda
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Arioso (variations) in A major (Wq 79)
Sonata in F major (Op.24) "Spring"
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C.P.E.Bach
L.van Beethoven
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Beethoven and Brahms Violin Sonatas (Two Programme Series)
PROGRAMME I
Sonata in A major (Op.100)
Sonata in G major (Op.96)
Sonata in G major (Op.78)
PROGRAMME II
Sonata in A minor (Op.47) “Kreutzer”
Three Bagatelles for piano solo (Op.119)
Sonata in D minor (Op.108)
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J.Brahms
L.van Beethoven
J.Brahms
L.van Beethoven
L.van Beethoven
J.Brahms
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Programme given by Joseph Joachim and Clara Schumann
Berlin, 29th November, 1865
Sonata in A major (K.305)
Warum? (Op.12/3)
Nachtstück (Op.23/1)
Novellette (Op.21/4)
Präludium, Loure, Gavotte from Partita in E major (BWV 1006)
Sonata in A minor (Op.47) "Kreutzer"
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W.A.Mozart
R.Schumann
J.S.Bach
L.van Beethoven
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THE LONDON FORTEPIANO TRIO
Linda Nicholson: fortepiano
Hiro Kurosaki: violin
Martin Fritz: violoncello
The Trio's repertoire comprises the complete trios of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn plus a few byways.
The Road to Mozart
Trio in F major (Op.16/4)
Trio in A major (Op.2/5)
Divertimento à Tre in B flat major (K.254)
Trio in G minor (Hob.XV/1)
Trio in C major (K.548)
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Johann Schobert
J.C.Bach
W.A.Mozart
F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
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Contemporary trios–Mozart and Haydn in 1788
Trio in E minor (Hob.XV/12), 1788
Trio in E major (K.542), 1788
Trio in E flat major (Hob.XV/11),1788
Trio in C major (K.548), 1788
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F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
F.J.Haydn
W.A.Mozart
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Vienna and the Orient
Trio in F major (Op.22) with Turkish Rondo Finale
Trio in C major (K.548)
Zehn Variationen über "Unser dummer Pöbel meint" aus "Die Pilger von Mecca" von C.W.Gluck (K.455)
Trio in G major (Hob.XV/25) with Gypsy Rondo Finale
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J.N.Hummel
W.A.Mozart
W.A.Mozart
F.J.Haydn
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The Mozart Piano Quartets
With Herbert Lindsberger: viola
Sonata in G major (K.301) for violin and piano
One of the duos for violin and viola (K.423 or 424)
Variations on “Bei Männern” from “Die Zauberflöte” for 'cello and piano
Piano Quartet in E flat major (K.493)
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W.A.Mozart
W.A.Mozart
L.van Beethoven
W.A.Mozart
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