NICHOLAS ASHTON
Repertoire
Chamber Music and Voice Accompaniment
J S Bach
six flute sonatas
Mozart
K 378 Bb major violin sonata
K 379 G major violin sonata
K 478 G minor piano quartet
K 493 Eb major piano quartet
K 448 D major sonata for two pianos
K548 C major trio
Introduction and Allegro, Eb major, two pianos
K521 C major sonata, piano duet
K497 F major sonata, piano duet
Kv381 D major sonata, piano duet
Kv358 Bb major sonata, piano duet
Kv501 G major theme and variations, piano duet
Kv357 G major sonata, piano duet
Kv401 G minor fugue, piano duet
Kv594 Stuck fur ein Orgelwerk in einer Uhr, F minor, piano duet
Kv608 Ein Orgelstuck fur eine Uhr, F minor, piano duet
Weber
Gran Duo, Eb major, clarinet, piano
Duo Concertant, Cminor/Eb major, clarinet, piano
Beethoven
Op 1 no 1 Eb major trio
Op 6 D major sonata, piano duet
Op 11 piano/cello/clarinet trio
Op 16 Eb major piano quartet
op 18 F major sonata, french horn, piano
Op 23 A minor violin sonata
Op 30 no 3 G major violin sonata
Op 94 G major violin sonata
Op 5 no 1 F major cello sonata
Op 5 no 2 G minor/major cello sonata
Op 69 A major cello sonata
Op 102/1 C major cello sonata
woO46, 7 Variations on Mozart: Bei Maennern welche Liebe fuehlen
Op 66 Variations on Mozart:ein Maedchen oder Weibchen
Schubert
Trockene Blumen, flute and piano
Die Schoene Muellerin (high, medium and lower voice)
Arpeggione Sonata, cello and piano
Variations on a French Song (piano duet)
Variations in E minor (piano duet)
Fantasie, F minor (piano duet)
Piano Quintet D667, A Major (Die Forelle)
Mendelssohn
Op 47 D minor piano trio
Chopin
Rondo Op 3/73, C major, two pianos
Schumann
Piano Quintet, op 44, Eb major
Frauenliebe und Leben, mezzo soprano, piano
Fantasiestucke op 73, clarinet, piano
Stuecke im Volkston, cello/oboe, piano
Liederkreis op 23 (both higher and lower voice)
Liederkreis op 39 (both higher and lower voice)
Brahms
Op 9 B major trio
Op 78 G major violin sonata
Op 100 A major violin sonata
Op 114 A minor piano trio (cello, clarinet Bb)
Op 120a F minor clarinet sonata
Op 120b Eb major clarinet sonata
Op 54 Variations two pianos (St Anthony Chorale)
Op 91 Two songs, mezzo soprano, viola, piano
Op 34a and b Piano Quintet. Two Piano Sonata, F minor
Dvorak
Piano Quintet A major, op 81
Ziguener Melodien op 55 (mezzo-soprano)
Mahler
Piano Quartet movement, A minor (1876)
Elgar
Piano Quintet, E minor
Dohnanyi
Piano Quintet no 2 Eb major
Faure
Piano Quintet no 1 Op 81, D minor
Piano Trio op 120 (clarinet and cello version)
La bonne chanson (lower version only)
Scriabin
Fantasie, A minor, op.post. (for two pianos; piano 2 only)
Prokofiev
Sonata, violin, piano op 90, F minor
Sonata, flute, piano op 94, D major
Quintet on a Hebrew theme, piano, string quartet
Shostakovich
Piano Quintet, G minor
Sonata, cello, piano, Op 40
Khachachurian
Trio, piano violin, clarinet
Bartok
Contrasts, clarinet, violin, piano
Debussy
Sonata, violin, piano
Petite Suite (piano duet; primo and secondo)
Six Epigraphes Antiques (piano duet; primo only)
Nocturnes (arr. Ravel) for two pianos
Trois Chansons de Bilitis (mezo-soprano)
En blanc et noir, two pianos (in preparation; piano 1 only)
Erik Satie
Trois Morceaux en forme de poire (piano duet; primo only)
Martinu
Sonata, flute and piano
Sonatina, clarinet and piano
Ravel
Sonata, violin, piano
Ma mere l’oye (piano duet; primo and secondo)
Cinq melodies populaires greques
Don Quichotte a dulcinee
Histoires naturelles
Stravinsky
L’Histoire du Soldat: trio version, violin, clarinet, piano
Duo Concertant (1932) violin, piano
Concerto for Two Solo Pianos (1935) (in preparation; piano 1 only)
Sonata for Two Pianos (1944; piano 2 only)
Fireworks/Feux d’artifice (1908) for two pianos (piano 1 only0
Milhaud
Trio, clarinet, violin, piano
Poulenc
Sonata, flute, piano
Sonata, clarinet, piano
Sonata, oboe, piano
Sonata, two pianos/piano duet (1918); primo and secondo
Un jour, telle nuit: cycle for baritone and piano
Hindemith
Sonata, clarinet, piano
Sonata, viola, piano, op 11
Sonata, trumpet, piano
Sonata, french horn, piano
Sonata, oboe, piano
Sonata, cor anglais, piano
Sonata, trombone, piano
Sonata, tuba, piano
Henri Dutilleux
Sonata, oboe, piano
Pavel Haas
Suite, oboe, piano
Antal Dorati
Duo concertant, oboe, piano
Schnittke
Piano Quintet
Cello Sonata (1977)
Robert Crawford
Piano Quintet (2005)
Variations for Two Pianos (1993) (in preparation)
John McLeod
Three Poems of Irina Ratuschinskaya (soprano and piano)
William Bolcom
Black Max
Kenneth Dempster
Chaconne in memoriam (2002) (six hands, one piano; primo only) World Premiere
Giacinto Scelsi
Krishna e Radha (Improvvisazione) (1986), flute and piano
Benjamin Britten
Introduction and Rondo Burlesca (1940), Two Pianos; piano 1 only
Witold Lutoslawski
Variations on a Theme of Paganini (1941), Two Pianos; piano 1 and piano 2
Drew Hammond
Strata (for two pianos) 2009 World Premiere (piano 1 only)
Watershed (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere (piano 2 only)
David Thomas Duncan
Variations for Two Pianos (2008-9) World Premiere
New work, two pianos and percussion (2012) (in preparation)
Jane Stanley
Pentimenti (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere (piano 2 only)
John de Simone
Praeludium (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere
John Adams
Hallelujah Junction (for two pianos) (1996) (in preparation); piano 1 only
Ian Percy
Mystics (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Stephen Pratt
Fast Forward (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Moving On (for two pianos) 2016 (in preparation)
Graham Warner
Flux (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Solo 17th-18th century
Louis Daquin
Le Coucou
Jean Phillipe Rameau
La Poule
F. Couperin
Chaconne la favorite
J S Bach
Partita no 1, Bb major
Partita no 5, G major
Toccata BWV 914, E minor
Preludes and Fugues:
Book 1 nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Book 2 nos 3, 9, 12, 19
Capriccio on the Departure of His Beloved Brother
Handel
Keyboard suite no 2, F major
Keyboard suite no 5, E major
Chaconne, G major
D. Scarlatti
ten sonatas
Haydn
Sonata Hob XVI:22, E major
Sonata Hob XVI:24, D major
Sonata Hob XVI:27, G major
Sonata Hob XVI:31, E major
Sonata Hob XVI:36, D major
Sonata Hob XVI:41, Bb major
Sonata Hob XVI:46, Ab major
Sonata Hob XVI:48, C major
Sonata Hob XVI:49, Eb major
Sonata Hob XVI:50, C major
Adagio Hob XVII:9, F major
Variations Hob XVII:5, C major
Variations Hob XVII:6, F minor
Mozart
Sonata K 281, Bb major
Sonata K 282, Eb major
Sonata K 284, D major
Sonata K 286, D major
Sonata K 333, Bb major
Sonata K 457, C minor
Sonata K 576, D major
Fantasia, K 475, C minor
Rondo K 511, A minor
Fragments from a Suite, C minor
Eine kleine Gigue, G major
Variations, “Lison dormait” C major
Variations “Ah, je vous dirai, Maman” C major
Carl Maria von Weber
Rondo op 24/4 (Sonata, C major)
Beethoven
Sonata op 2 no 1, F minor
Sonata op 2 no 3, C major
Sonata op 7, Eb major
Sonata op 10 no 3, D major
Sonata op 14 no 2, G major
Solo 19th century
Beethoven
Sonata op 26, Ab major
Sonata op 27 no 1, Eb major
Sonata op 28, D major
Sonata op 31 no 3, Eb major
Sonata op 49 no 2, G minor
Rondo op 51/1, C major
Sonata op 53, C major “Waldstein”
Sonata op 78, F sharp major
Sonata op 81a “Les Adieux”
Sonata op 90, E minor
Sonata op 101, A major
Sonata op 109, E major
Andante Favori WoO53
Variations op 34, F major
Six Bagatelles op 126
Schubert
4 Sonata Movements D 506/566, E minor/major
Sonata D 575, B major
Sonata D 664, A major
Sonata D 845, A minor
Sonata D 850, D Major “Gasteiner”
Sonata D 894, G major
Impromptus D 935
Allegretto, D 915, C minor
Andantino, A major
“Huttenbrenner” Variations, A minor
Chopin
Etudes op 10 nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (complete)
Etudes op 25 nos 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12
Etude d’apres Mocheles, No 2, Ab major
Impromptu op 36 F sharp major
Preludes op 28 complete
Mazurkas op 17, op 33, op 40, op 59; A minor (“notre temps”)
Scherzo op 54, E major
Nocturne, op 9 no 1, Bb minor
Nocturne op 15 no 3 F sharp major
Nocturne op 62 no 1 B major
Valse op 34/3 A minor
Valse op 42 Ab major
Valse op 70/1 Gb major
Valse op posth E minor
Valse op post Eb major
Fantaisie op 49, F minor
Liszt
Les jeux d’eaux a la Villa d’ Este
Valse oubliee no 1
Polonaise no 2, E major
Hungarian Rhapsody no 4, Eb major
Etude de concert: un sospiro, Db major
Etude d’execution transcendante no 3: Paysage
Etude d’execution transcendante no 5: Feux-follets
Etude d’execution transcendante no 6: Vision
Paganini etude no 3, ”la campanella” (1853 version)
Paganini etude no 5, “la chasse” (1853 version)
Paganini etude no 4, E major, “arpeggi” (1853 version)
Nuages gris
Czardas macabre
Predication “St Francis d’ Assisi”
Au Cypres a la Villa d’Este I
Au Cypres a la Villa d’Este II
Schumann
Abegg Variations, op 1, F major
Papillons, op 2
Intermezzi op 4 (in preparation)
Allegro, B minor, op 8
Fantasiestuecke, op 12
Kinderszenen, op 15
Arabeske, op 18, C major
Humoreske, op 20, Bb major
Novelette op 21/8 F sharp minor/D major
Sonata op 22, G minor
Pieces op 99/124
Paganini Etuden 1, 2, 3, 6
Vogel als Prophet (Waldszenen op 82)
Drei Fantasiestuecke op 111
Gesaenge der Fruehe op.135 (in preparation)
“Geister” Variations on a dictated Theme from Schubert or Mendelssohn, Eb major, (1853) (in preparation)
Symphonische Etuden (with the posthumous 5 etuden) op 13 (1853 version) (in preparation)
Konzert ohne Orchester (1836 version), F minor (in preparation)
Mendelssohn
Sonata, op 6, E major
Lied ohne Worte “Duetto”, Ab major
Gondolierlied (Barcarolle 1), G minor, op.19b no 6
Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Schumann, op 9
4 Ballades, op 10
Paganini Variations op 35 Book 1
Paganini Variations op 35 Book 2 ( in preparation)
Klavierstuck op 116 No 5
Four Pieces op 119
Albumblatt: “un poco agitato”, A Minor (1853) (in preparation)
Wagner
Elegy, Ab Major: “Schmachtend”
Grieg
Sonata op 7, E minor
Lyric Piece: “un peu triste”
Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Scriabin
Nocturne for the left hand op 9 no 2, Db major
Sonata No 4
Vers la flamme
20th -21st century
Messiaen
La Colombe (Preludes, 1929)
Plainte Calme (Preludes , 1929)
Boulez
Notations (in preparation)
Sonata no 1
Debussy
Etude pour les arpeges composees
Clair de lune
Children’s Corner (No 4: Snow is Dancing; No 5: The Little Shepherd)
Preludes (premier livre) in preparation (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
Preludes (deuxieme livre) in preparation (1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)
Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales
Ondine (Gaspard de la Nuit)
Noctuelles (Miroirs)
Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs)
Vallee des cloches (Miroirs)
Janacek
In the Mist(s)
On an Overgrown Path (Book 1)
Sonata 1.x.1905
Schoenberg
Sechs kleine Klavierstuecke op 19
Suite op 25
Webern
Kinderstuck
Variations op 27
Bartok
Allegro barbaro, op 9
Suite op 14
Mikrokosmos 6 (selection)
Nielsen
Chaconne op 32 (1914)
Stravinsky
Etude op 7 no 4, F sharp major
Piano-Rag-Music (1919)
Sonata (1924)
Serenade en la (1925)
Trois mouvements de Petroushka (1921)
Concerto for Two Solo Pianos (1936) (in preparation); piano 1 only
Sonata for Two Pianos (1944); piano 2 only
Prokofiev
Cinq Sarcasmes, op 17
Sonata no 4, C minor
Sonata No 5, C major
Sonata no 8, Bb major (in preparation)
Suggestion diabolique op 4
Copland
Variations (1930)
Midsummer Nocturne (1977)
Midday Thoughts (1978)
Piano Sonata (1939-40) (in preparation)
Berio
Encores: Wasserklavier, Brin, Leaf, Luftklavier
Ligeti
Musica Ricercata (Nos 1, 2, 3)
Etudes (troisieme livre) (in preparation)
Etude: Arc-en-ciel (premier livre)
Etude: L’Escalier du Diable (deuxieme livre)
Robert Crawford
Six Bagatelles op 3 (1947)
Sonata No 2 (1951)
Sonata breve (Sonata No 3) (1991)
Saltire Sonata (Sonata No 2) (1990)
Piano Quintet (2005) World Premiere Recording
Variations for Two Pianos (1993) (in preparation)
Prelude (2010-11)
John White
Sonata no 108 (Reminicenza di tango)
John MacLeod
Two Protest Pieces (1993)
From Above and Below; soprano/mezzo soprano, piano
Kenneth Dempster
Vista (2005) World Premiere
Fabrice Fitch
Wind Up I
Wind Up II: Rockabye
Wind Up III: See-Saw (d’apres Brahms)
John Hails
EMG1/2 (2008) World Premiere
Gerhard Staebler
Ferne/Naehe (III)
Drew Hammond
Strata (for two pianos) 2009 World Premiere
Watershed (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere
David Thomas Duncan
Variations for Two Pianos (2008-9) World Premiere
New work, two pianos and percussion (2012) (in preparation)
Jane Stanley
Pentimenti (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere
John de Simone
Praeludium (for two pianos) 2011 World Premiere
John Adams
American Berserk (2001) (in preparation)
Hallelujah Junction (1996), two pianos (in preparation)
Elliott Carter
Two Thoughts about the piano:
Intermittences (2006) (in preparation)
Catenaires (2006) (in preparation)
Giacinto Scelsi
Krishna e Radha (Improvvisazione) (1986) flute and piano
Ian Percy
Mystics (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Stephen Pratt
Fast Forward (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Graham Warner
Flux (for two pianos) 2015 World Premiere
Concerti
Bach
D minor
A major
Haydn
D major
C major
Mozart
K 246 C major
K 271 Eb major
K 413 F major
K 414 A major
K 415 C major
K 456 Bb major
K 459 F major
K 488 A major
K 491 C minor
K 595 Bb major
Beethoven
No 2 Bb major
No 3 C minor
Choral Fantasia
Liszt
No 1 Eb major
Mendelssohn
Concerto for violin, piano and strings (in preparation)
Prokofiev
No 5, G major op 55 (in preparation)
Schumann
Op 54 A minor
Introduction and Allegro, G major
Brahms
No 1 op 15 D minor (in preparation)
Tchaikovsky
No 1 op 23 Bb minor
Saint-Saens
No 2 op 22 G minor
Stravinsky
Piano and Wind (1924)
Capriccio (1929)
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version)
Bernstein
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs for jazz band, clarinet Bb and piano
Shostakovich
No 2 F major
Weber
Konzertstuck F minor (in preparation)