A selection of duo programmes that Fenella will be performing this season.   Please contact Fenella for an up to date repertoire list and to discuss other programming ideas.

 

Jean Francaix - Sonatina
Schubert - Sonatina in G minor D408
Frances-Hoad/Knotts/Powers/Taylor/Nicolson - 5 Pieces after Sibelius op. 81

Interval

Gershwin/Heifetz - 3 Preludes
Sibelius - 5 Pieces op. 81
Ravel - Sonata

 

 

Mozart - Sonata in B flat KV 454
Suk - 4 Pieces op. 17

Interval

Messiaen - Theme and Variations
Faure - Sonata no. 1 in A op. 13

 

 

Brahms - Sonatensatz
Schumann - Sonata no. 2 op. 121

Interval

Clara Schumann - 3 Romances op. 22
Brahms - Sonata no. 3 in D minor op. 108

In 1853, just a year before his suicide attempt, Robert Schumann and his wife Clara were introduced to the 20 year old Brahms. The friendships that followed between these three astounding musicians continue to intrigue to this day.

 

 

Dvorak - Sonatina op.100
Muhly - Drones and Violin
Korngold - Much ado about nothing

Interval

Korngold - Caprice Fantastique
Copland - Violin Sonata
Bloch - Baal Schem

A programme exploring the American violin, from the last chamber work Dvorak composed during his time in New York, through the world of European emigres and refugees to a new world of American cool.

 

 

In Celebration of Jascha Heifetz

Castelnuovo Tedesco - Paraphrase on Rossini’s Figaro
Strauss - Sonata

Interval

Cyril Scott - Fantasie Orientale

Achron/Heifetz - Hebrew Melody
Schumann/Heifetz - Prophetic Bird
Godowsky/Heifetz - Alt-Wien
Debussy/Heifetz - Golliwog’s Cakewalk
Ponce/Heifetz - Estrellita

Gershwin/Heifetz - Porgy and Bess

Right from his Carnegie Hall debut in 1917, Jascha Heifetz’s sensational playing changed the violin world forever. At the centre of the programme is Strauss’s sonata, championed by Heifetz, and both the first and last work that he chose to record over his extraordinary career. This is accompanied by works written for and dedicated to him (Castelnuovo Tedesco, Cyril Scott), and a selection of works brilliantly transcribed and arranged by Heifetz.