CARNEGIE HALL PRESENTS
Emanuel Ax

Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 8:00 PM

Emanuel Ax, Piano

CHOPIN Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61
THOMAS ADÈS Three Mazurkas
SCHUMANN Fantasy in C Major, Op. 17
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
CHOPIN Mazurka in C-sharp Minor, Op. 41, No. 1
CHOPIN Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2
CHOPIN Mazurka in B Major, Op. 41, No. 3
CHOPIN Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4
CHOPIN Andante spianato and Grand Polonaise, Op. 22

Sponsored by DeWitt Stern Group, Inc.

More Information:

The Chopin and Schumann pieces performed here are a combination of dance pieces and fantasies―rhythmic, expressive, and full of wild imagination. They reach new romantic heights by any standards. A John Adams world premiere, written for this bicentennial concert, makes a fascinating complement.