President's Piano Series: Angela Hewitt May 15, 2012

“She has an ability to seize upon the distinguishing traits of a piece of music… and interpret them in a way that speaks with candour, freshness and animation.” —The Daily Telegraph

Angela Hewitt has established herself as one of the world’s best known and most respected pianists not least through her superb, award-winning recordings for Hyperion. Her ten-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach has been described as “one of the record glories of our age” (Sunday Times) and has won her a huge following. In addition to her mastery of Bach, Hewitt’s repertoire includes the works of Beethoven, Schumann, Messiaen, Ravel, Chopin, Couperin, Rameau, and Chabrier. We welcome Ms. Hewitt back for her fourth appearance on our Series.

Program
Rameau: Suite in A minor
J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Major
Couperin: Pièces de Clavecin (excerpts)
J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus Nos. 1 to 4
J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807

Official Website: http://uwworldseries.org/presidents-piano/hewitt/