9th April 7.45pm

Alan Dorn, piano

Alan is a pianist and teacher based in Codicote, Herts.

Originally self-taught, Alan has studied classical piano with Dorian Leljak and jazz with Marco Marconi, and received advice from artists such as Leslie Howard, Christine Stevenson and Charles Owen. He is a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music.

Alan appears frequently as recitalist and collaborative pianist at venues throughout Hertfordshire and London, and in 2024 had the privilege of performing at 11 Downing Street.

While Alan performs music across a wide range of periods and styles, he has a particular affinity with the Romantic piano repertoire, especially the music of Chopin.
 
Programme
 
Waltz in A flat op. 42 (1840) Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)

Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) op. 15 (1838) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
(Of foreign lands and peoples) 2. Curiose Geschichte (A curious story)
3. Hasche-Mann (Catch me!) 4. Bittendes Kind (Pleading child)
5. Glückes genug (Happiness) 6. Wichtige Begebenheit (An important event)
7. Träumerei (Reverie) 8. Am Camin (By the fireside)
9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd (Hobby horse rider) 10. Fast zu ernst (Almost too serious)
11. Fürchtenmachen (Frightening) 12. Kind im Einschlummern (Child falling asleep)
13. Der Dichter spricht (The poet speaks)

Berceuse op. 57 (1845) Chopin

Petrarch Sonnet no 47 (1858) Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Polonaise in A flat op. 53 (‘Heroic’) (1843) Chopin

Interval

Four Mazurkas op. 30 (1838) Chopin
No 1 in C minor: Allegro non tanto No 2 in B minor: Allegretto
No 3 in D flat: Allegro non troppo No 4 in C sharp minor: Allegretto

Six Songs Without Words op. 67 (1845) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
No 1 in E flat: Andante No 2 in F sharp minor: Allegro leggiero
No 3 in B flat: Andante tranquillo No 4 in C: Presto
No 5 in B minor: Moderato No 6 in E: Allegretto non troppo

Six Etudes from op. 10 (1833) Chopin
No 3 in E: Lento ma non troppo No 4 in C sharp minor: Presto
No 5 in G flat (‘Black Key’): Vivace No 6 in E flat minor: Andante
No 11 in E flat: Allegretto No 12 in C minor (‘Revolutionary’): Allegro con fuoco