In 2004 Jonathan embarked upon a series of solo piano recital projects which continues to this day, but there were two pilot episodes, as it were. At the private Queille Festival (1999) and at Saint Botolph’s Church, Iken (2003).
1999 – Friday, May 28th, 2.30pm
At Queille Festival, nr. Toulouse, France
Tickets Free
Sonata in Bb major K.333…….…………………………………………….Mozart
Impromptus in G flat and E flat major……………………….……….Schubert
Carnaval op.9……………..………………………………………………………Schumann
Six Eccossaisen……………………………………………………………………Beethoven
2003 – Friday, September 19th, 1.30pm
At St. Botolph’s Church, Iken with Thaddeus André (cello)
Tickets Free
Solo Suite for Cello…………………………….………….……………………Bach
2 Sonatas…………………………………….…………………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in F major K.???…….…………………………………………….…..Mozart
2004 – Saturday, October 2nd, 7.30 pm
At St. Felix School (chapel) Southwold
Tickets at the door £6
Italian Concerto……………………….…………………………………………Bach
Sonata in A major op.101…………………………………………………..Beethoven
Ballade no. 3 op.47………………………………………………….…………Chopin
Davidsbündlertänze op.6………………………………………………..…Schumann
Intermezzo in E flat op. 117……………………………………………….Brahms
2005 – Saturday, February 26th, 7.30 pm
At St. Felix School (chapel) Southwold
Tickets at the door £7
Ciaccona.………………………………….…………………………..…………..Bach-Busoni
Fantaisie, ……………………….…………………………………………………Chopin
Berçeuse, …………….……………………………………………………………Chopin
Barcarolle………………………….………………………………………………Chopin
Phantasie in C major op.17……………………………………………….Schumann
2005 – Sunday, March 20th, 3.00 pm
At The Cut, Halesworth
Tickets (0845 673 2123) or at the door £7
French Suite in G major…………………………………………………….Bach
Sonata in C minor op.13 (Pathétique)……………………………….Beethoven
Kreisleriana op.16……………………………………………………………..Schumann
2005 – Wednesday, April 13th, 1.00-2.00pm
At The Cinema, Aldeburgh
Tickets (01728 452996) or at the door £4
Holiday Diary op.5……………………………………………………………….Benjamin Britten
Kinderscenen op.15………………………………….………………….………Schumann
Sonata in A minor K.310…….……………………………………..…………Mozart
2005 – Friday 8th, 7.30pm
Hitchin Festival July 8th
Italian Concerto………………………………….………………………………Bach
Holiday Diary op.5…………………………………….……………………….Benjamin Britten
Phantasie in C major op.17………………………….…………………….Schumann
2005 – Saturday August 13th, 7.30 pm
The Cut, Halesworth,
Tickets (0845 673 2123) or at the door £7
Phantasie in C major op.17…………………………….………………….Schumann
Grande Valse Brillante in Eb major op. 18……….….…….………Chopin
Nocturne in C minor op.48 no.1…….…….……………….……..……Chopin
Grande Valse Brillante in Ab major op. 34 no.1…….…….…… Chopin
The ‘Minute’ Waltz in Ab major op. 64 no.1……………………… Chopin
Nocturne in Db major op.27 no.2………….…………………………. Chopin
Scherzo in Bb minor op. 31……….…………………………………….. Chopin
The ‘Military’ Polonaise in A major op. 40 no.1………….…….. Chopin
Étude No.3 in E major op. 10……………….……………………..…… Chopin
Étude No.4 in C# minor op. 10……………….…………………….…. Chopin
Étude No.5 in Gb major op. 10……………….…………………..…… Chopin
The ‘Heroic’ Polonaise in Ab major op. 53…………….…………. Chopin
2005 – Sunday November 13th, 3.00pm
The Cut, Halesworth,
Tickets (0845 673 2123) or at the door £8
Toccatina (Soirées Musicales op.6) ………………………………….…Clara Schumann
Notturno (Soirées Musicales op.6) …………….………………………Clara Schumann
2nd Mazurka (Soirées Musicales op.6) ………………………………Clara Schumann
Davidsbündlertänze op.6………………………………….……………… Robert Schumann
Walzer ………….…….….………………………………………………………….Brahms
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales………….………………………………Ravel
Scherzo in C sharp minor op.39………….……………………………..Chopin
2006 – Sunday 10th September 3.30pm
Westleton Church
Rondo a Capriccio (‘Rage over a lost Penny’) ……………….……Beethoven
Rondo in C major Op.51 no.1…..…………………………….….…….…Beethoven
Bagatelle in F major Op.33 no.3…..………………………….…………Beethoven
Variations & Fugue on a theme of Handel….………………………Brahms
4 Sonatas…………………………………………….…………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
Humoreske Op.20……………………………………………………..…….…Robert Schumann
2006 – Friday, September 15th, 8.00pm
Orwell Park School, Nacton nr Ipswich
6 Roumanian Dances.…………………………………………………..……Bela Bartok
2 Sonatas………………………………………………………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
Rondo a Capriccio (‘Rage over a lost Penny’)…………….…..…..Beethoven
2 Pieces from ‘Goyescas’……………………………..………………….…Enrico Granados
2 more Sonatas………………..……………………………………..……..…Domenico Scarlatti
Rondo in C major Op.51 no.1…………………………………….………Beethoven
Bagatelle in F major Op.33 no.3…..………………………………….…Beethoven
Variations & Fugue on a theme of Handel……………….…………Brahms
2006 – Friday, November 3rd, 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church. Woodbridge, Church Street
Tickets at the door £10 – (£8 concessions)
Sonata in B flat major L.498…..………….………………………….…….Scarlatti
Partita no.1 in B flat major………….….…………………………..…….…J.S.Bach
Humoreske op.20………….……………………………………………………Schumann
Six Roumanian Dances…….…….………….……………………………….Bartôk
Variations and Fugue upon a theme of Händel…………………..Brahms
2007 – Sunday, October 7th, 3.00pm
St Andrew’s Church, Rushmere St.Andrew, Ipswich
Prelude and Fugue in C major (Bk.2 Well-Tempered Klavier)….J.S.Bach
24 Preludes…………………………….….……………………………………….…Chopin
Prelude in C major (Bk.2 Well-Tempered Klavier)…..…….………..J.S.Bach
2008 – Sunday, May 25th, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Church Street
6 Preludes from opus23 (nos.2-7)………………..………………………Rachmaninoff
Sonata no.4 in F# major………….……….……………………………….…Scriabin
Pictures at an Exhibition………….…………………………………….…….Moussorgsky
2008 – Sunday, July 20th, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Church Street
Phantasie in C major Op.17 (1836)……..………………….…..…..… Schumann
Ballade no.4 in F minor Op.59 (1842)……………….…………………Chopin
Sonata in F minor Op.5 (1854)…………………….…………..………….Brahms
2008 – Sunday, October 19th, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Church Street
Sonata No.17 in D minor, opus 31 nos 2 (‘Tempest’) .…………Beethoven
Sonata No 18 in Eb major, opus 31 nos 3..……………………… …Beethoven
Carnaval opus 9..……………………….……………………………….…….…Schumann
One of his triumphs was in 2009 when he performed, with great success, both Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations and Chopin’s complete cycle of Preludes at different recitals, on May 24th and May 31st (from memory, of course!).
2009 – Sunday, May 24th, 3.00pm (no interval)
St Michael’s Church, Framlingham
Prelude (Fantasie) & Fugue in C major K394…………………………Mozart
Prelude & Fugue in C major (Book 2 of the 48)…………………..…J.S.Bach
24 Preludes opus 28…………………….…………..………………………….Chopin
Prelude (without Fugue) in C major from Book 2 of the 48)….J.S.Bach
Arabeske opus 19……………………….…………..……………………..……Schumann
2009 – Sunday, May 31st, 3.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Church Street
Rondo a Capriccio (‘Rage over a lost Penny’) …………………..…Beethoven
Sonata in E major, opus 109……………..…………………………….…Beethoven
33 Variations on a waltz of Anton Diabelli opus 120….…….…Beethoven
2009 – Friday, July 3rd, 1.10pm (no interval)
The Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds
Prelude from Partita no 5 in G major……………………………….…J.S.Bach
Eine Kleine Gigue in G major……………………….………..……………Mozart
Impromptu in B flat major……………………….…………..…………….Schubert
Six Bagatelles opus 126……………………………………..……….………Beethoven
Ballade no.1 in G minor……………..……………….………………………Chopin
Complete List of performed music between 1999 and 2009:
Six Roumanian Dances.…………………………………….……………………Bela Bartok
Prelude and Fugue in C major (Bk.2 Well-Tempered Klavier)….J.S.Bach
Prelude in C major (Bk.2 Well-Tempered Klavier)…….……………..J.S.Bach
French Suite in G major………………………………………………………….J.S.Bach
Italian Concerto……………………………….…………………………………… J.S.Bach
Partita no.1 in B flat major………….….………………..………………….…J.S.Bach
Prelude from Partita no 5 in G major…………………………………..…J.S.Bach
Ciaccona.…………………………………………………………..…………………..Bach-Busoni
Six Eccossaisen………………………….…………………………………………..Beethoven
Rondo a Capriccio (‘Rage over a lost P……………………………………Beethoven
Rondo in C major Op.51 no.1…………………………………….….…….…Beethoven
Bagatelle in F major Op.33 no.3…..…………………………………………Beethoven
Sonata in C minor op.13 (Pathétiqu……………………………………….Beethoven
Sonata No.17 in D minor, opus 31 nos 2 (‘Tempest’) .……………Beethoven
Sonata No 18 in Eb major, opus 31 nos 3….……………………… ….Beethoven
Sonata in A major op.101……………….……………………………………..Beethoven
Sonata in E major, opus 109……………..……………………..……………Beethoven
33 Variations on a waltz of Anton Diabelli opus 120………………Beethoven
Six Bagatelles opus 126……………………………………..………….………Beethoven
Sonata in F minor Op.5 (1854)…………………….…………..…………….Brahms
Intermezzo in E flat op. 117…………………..……………………………….Brahms
Walzer ………….…….….……………………….…………………………………….Brahms
Variations and Fugue upon a theme of Händel……………………..Brahms
Holiday Diary op.5…………………………………………………………..…….Benjamin Britten
Ballade no.1 in G minor……………..……………….…………………………Chopin
Ballade no. 3 op.47……………….…………………………………….…………Chopin
Ballade no.4 in F minor Op.59 (1842)……………….……………………Chopin
24 Preludes opus 28…..……………….….………………………………….…Chopin
Fantaisie, ……………………….………………………………….…………………Chopin
Berçeuse, ……………..………………………………………………………………Chopin
Barcarolle…………………………..…………………………………………………Chopin
Grande Valse Brillante in Eb major op. 18…………………..………..Chopin
Nocturne in C minor op.48 no.1………….……………….……………….Chopin
Grande Valse Brillante in Ab major op. 34 no.1…………..….…….Chopin
The ‘Minute’ Waltz in Ab major op. 64 no.1……….………………… Chopin
Nocturne in Db major op.27 no.2………….……………….……………. Chopin
Scherzo in Bb minor op. 31…..………………………………..….………… Chopin
The ‘Military’ Polonaise in A major op. 40 no.1………….………… Chopin
Étude No.3 in E major op. 10……………….……………….…..…….…… Chopin
Étude No.4 in C# minor op. 10…….……………………..….…..…….…. Chopin
Étude No.5 in Gb major op. 10….……….……………..….…..…..……… Chopin
The ‘Heroic’ Polonaise in Ab major op. 53…………….………………..Chopin
Scherzo in C sharp minor op.39………….………..………………………..Chopin
2 Pieces from ‘Goyescas’……………………………………………….……….Enrico Granados
Pictures at an Exhibition………….……………………………………….…….Moussorgsky
Eine Kleine Gigue in G major……………………….…………..……………..Mozart
Prelude (Fantasie) & Fugue in C major K394…………………..…….…Mozart
Sonata in F major K.333…….……………………………….…………………..Mozart
Sonata in Bb major K.333……..………………………………………………..Mozart
Sonata in A minor K.310…………………………………………………..…….Mozart
6 Preludes from opus23 (nos.2-7)………………..……………….………..Rachmaninoff
Valses Nobles et Sentimentales………….…………………………………..Ravel
2 Sonatas……………………………………………………………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
2 more Sonatas…………………………….……………………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
4 Sonatas………………………………………………..…………………………..…Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in B flat major L.498…..………….…………………….……………..Scarlatti
Impromptu in G flat major……………………….…………………………….Schubert
Impromptu in E flat major……………………….……………………………..Schubert
Impromptu in B flat major……………………….……………………………..Schubert
Arabeske opus 19……………………….…………..………………………..……Schumann
Kreisleriana op.16…………………………………………………………………..Schumann
Kinderscenen op.15…………………………………..…………………..………Schumann
Carnaval op.9……………..…………………….……………………………………Schumann
Davidsbündlertänze op.6.………………………………………………………Schumann
Phantasie in C major op.17…………………………………………………….Schumann
Humoreske op.20………….………………………………………………………Schumann
Toccatina (Soirées Musicales op.6) ……………………………………….Clara Schumann
Notturno (Soirées Musicales op.6) …………….………………………….Clara Schumann
2nd Mazurka (Soirées Musicales op.6) ………………………………….Clara Schumann
Sonata no.4 in F# major………….……….…………………………………….Scriabin
DVD recordings (unavailable):
Beethoven (Sonata in E major, opus 109)
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
Beethoven Rondo a Capriccio
Schumann (Arabeske)
Chopin (24 Preludes)
Chopin (Ballade no. 4)
Rachmaninoff (Preludes)
Bach (Prelude and Fugue in D – W-T.K Bk 1)
Bach (Prelude and Fugue in C – W-T.K Bk 2)
Mozart (Prelude and Fugue in C)
Cesar Franck (Prelude, Chorale and Fugue)
Audio recordings (unavailable):
Chopin (Ballade no. 4)
Gershwin (Song Arrangements)