There is a touch of the wondrously ineffable in an Emanuel Ax performance. He is commanding without being showy; always in control, but never on display. Emanuel Ax completely inhabits the music. The program features Chopin and Schumann in celebration of the 2010 bicentennials of both composers’ births.


Program:

Chopin
Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major, Opus 61
Mazurka in C Major, Opus 24, no. 2
Mazurka in C minor, Opus 56, no. 3

Schumann
Phantasie in C Major, Opus 17
Phantasiestücke, Opus 12

Chopin
Four Mazurkas, Opus 41
Andante Spianato and Grande polonaise, Opus 22

Encore:

Chopin
Grand Valse Brilliant in A minor, Op. 34, No. 1