ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE
Standard concerto repertoire is augmented by shorter works e.g.
- Beethoven Romances
- Mozart Adagio, Rondo in C, Rondo Concertant
- Bruch Adagio Appassionato
- Tchaikovsky Sérénade Mélancolique, Meditation, Melody, Scherzo
- Berlioz Rêverie & Caprice
- Dvorak Romance
- Glazounov Grand Adagio from Raymonda
- Massenet Meditation
- Sarasate Introduction & Tarantelle
RECITAL REPERTOIRE
- COMPLETE CYCLES
- Bach 6 solo sonatas and partitas, 8 accompanied sonatas
- Beethoven 10 sonatas + variations
- Brahms 3 sonatas + scherzo
- Dvorak sonata, sonatina, short pieces
- Elgar sonata + short pieces including out-of-print
- Fauré 2 sonatas + short pieces
- Grieg 3 sonatas
- Mendelssohn 2 sonatas
- Prokofiev 2 sonatas + five melodies
- Schubert 4 sonatas, fantasy, rondo
- Schumann 3 sonatas
- ADDITONAL SONATAS AND SHORT PIECES
- Bartok, Bolcom, de Falla, Franck, Gershwin, Granados, Hubay, Kodaly, Kreisler, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Paganini, Piazzolla, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Sarasate, Clara Schumann, Strauss, Stravinsky, Szymanowski, Telemann, Villa-Lobos, Wieniawski
- NATIONAL GROUPS
- Programmes can include groups of works that are:
Russian, Spanish, French, English, Viennese, gypsy, jazz
SAMPLE PROGRAMMES
- 1....Gabriel Fauré Romance Opus 28
- ......Hector Berlioz Rêverie and Caprice Opus 8
- ......Gabriel Fauré Sonata no.1 in A major Opus 13
- ......Edward Elgar Chanson de Matin Opus 15 no.2,
......Chanson de Nuit Opus 15 no.1,
......Mot d’Amour Opus 13 no.1,
......Bizarrerie Opus 13 no.2 - ......J.S. Bach Sonata no. 3 in E for violin and keyboard BWV1016
- 2 ...Clara Schumann 3 Romances
- ......Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sonata in Bb K.454
- ......Sarasate Romanza Andaluza, Habanera
- ......De Falla Spanish Dance
- ......Richard Strauss Sonata in Eb Opus 18
EXPLORATION CONCERTS
These unusual events, lasting anywhere from one hour to full concert-length, have been presented widely in the UK and US, including Lincoln Center and Wigmore Hall, as well as in France, Germany, Israel and Russia. Consisting of a performance preceded by a lively exploration of the music, Ruth Waterman guides new and sophisticated listeners alike into and beyond the notes, fostering a more profound and vital engagement with the culminating performance.
This is not music history or facts or anecdotes, although these are often scattered about: rather she selects aspects of the composition that currently fascinate her, illustrating constantly, comparing recordings of other violinists, and exploring how different composers achieve their effects as well as how different ways of playing will transform meaning and emotion.
She has performed most of the recital repertoire in this way, including the major romantic works and the complete cycles of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Schumann sonatas.
A series of two or more events provides the opportunity to survey the complete violin sonata output of one composer e.g.:
- two concerts – Fauré or Mendelssohn
- three concerts - Brahms or Schumann
- four concerts - Schubert
- five concerts - Beethoven
- six concerts - solo works of Bach
CONDUCTING
Ruth Waterman has conducted orchestras in places as diverse as the palace of the Hermitage in St Petersburg (Hermitage State Orchestra) and the ruins of Sarajevo (Mostar Sinfonietta). Her involvement with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra led to her directing performances across the US, Europe and South America, as well as recordings for Deutsche Grammophon.
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