François Weigel
pianist, composer, conductor

Some suggestions of programs :

The Soul of Vienna : Hungarian Rhapsodies - Waltzes and Csárdás

BRAHMS : Hungarian Dances (No.1 & No.4, No.2)
DVOŘÁK : Slavonic Dance op.72/2
LISZT : Hungarian Rhapsodies No.2, No.12, No.15 (Rákóczy)
KREISLER : Liebesleid
STRAUSS : Blue Danube (Vienna Waltz)
STRAUSS : Overture (The Bat)
STRAUSS : Csárdás (Ritter Pásmán)
KHACHATURIAN : Waltz (Masquerade) & Sabre Dance (Gayaneh)
CHOSTAKOVICH : Second Waltz (Suite)

The Great Piano Fresco
CHOPIN : Sonata in b flat minor op.35
SCHUMANN : Etudes Symphoniques
RAVEL : Garpard de la Nuit
MUSSORGSKI : Pictures at an Exhibition

Opera Transcriptions for Piano Solo
VERDI : Sinfonia - La Forza del Destino (transcription Weigel)
SIBELIUS  : Sad Waltz - Kuolema (transcription Weigel)
STRAUSS : Overture - Fledermaus (transcription Weigel)
TCHAÏKOVSKI : Lensky's aria - Oneguine (transcription Weigel)
BERLIOZ : Marche Hongroise - Faust (transcription Weigel)
BIZET : Prelude, Chœur, Trio, Entracte, Air - Carmen (transcription Weigel)
GERSHWIN  : Jasbo Brown, Lullaby, Song - Porgy and Bess (transcription Weigel)
BERNSTEIN : Prologue, Cha-Cha, America, Mambo - West Side Story (transcription Weigel)

French Music
RAMEAU : Les Tendres Plaintes, La Follette, Menuet I & II, L'Egyptienne
SAINT-SAËNS : Allegro Appassionato
FAURE : Pavane (transcription Weigel)
BIZET : Suite de Carmen (transcription Weigel)
BERLIOZ : Marche Hongroise (transcription Weigel)
DEBUSSY : Suite pour le Piano
MESSIAEN : Le Baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus
RAVEL : La Valse

Polonaises, Waltzes & Rhapsodies
CHOPIN : Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante op.22
CHOPIN : 3 Waltzes (No.5 op.42, No.6 op.64/2, No.14 opus posth.)
BRAHMS : 3 Hungarian Dances (No.1, No.2, No.4)
LISZT : 3 Hungarian Rhapsodies (No.2, No.6, No.15 Rákóczy March)

Spiritual Concert
BACH : Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 (transcription Weigel)
FAURE : Cantique (transcription Weigel)
LISZT : Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots
MESSIAEN : Noël (Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus)
MESSIAEN : Le Baiser de l'Enfant-Jésus (Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus)
MESSIAEN : Regard de l'Esprit de Joie
ROSSINI : Preludio religioso (transcription Weigel)
VIVALDI  : Gloria (transcription Weigel)

The Ideal Six
BACH : 6 French Suites (BWV 812, 813, 814, 815, 816, 817)
SCARLATTI : 6 Sonatas (K.514, K.126, K.159, K.1, K.15, K.146)
LISZT : 6 Paganini Studies (Il Tremolo, Ottave, La Campanella, Arpeggio, La Caccia, Variazioni)

Bach : Six French Suites
BACH : French Suite No. 1 in D minor BWV 812
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuet I, Menuet II, Gigue
BACH : French Suite No. 2 in C minor BWV 813
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Air, Menuet, Gigue
BACH : French Suite No. 3 in B minor BWV 814
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Anglaise, Menuet, Trio, Gigue
BACH : French Suite No. 4 in E flat major BWV 815
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Menuet, Air, Gigue
BACH : French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV 816
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Bourrée, Loure, Gigue
BACH : French Suite No. 6 in E major BWV 817
Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte, Polonaise, Menuet, Bourrée, Gigue

One hour with Chopin
CHOPIN : Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise op.22
CHOPIN : Scherzo No. 4 op.54 in E major
CHOPIN : Scherzo No. 3 op.39 in C sharp minor
CHOPIN : Scherzo No. 2 op.31 in B flat minor
CHOPIN : Scherzo No. 1 op.20 in B minor

One hour with Liszt
LISZT : Sonate in B minor
LISZT : 6 Paganini Studies
LISZT : Mephisto-Waltz

One hour with Gershwin
GERSHWIN : 3 Preludes
GERSHWIN : Concerto in F (transcription Weigel)
GERSHWIN : Rapsody in Blue (transcription Weigel)

Gershwin and Fats Waller
GERSHWIN : Concerto in F (transcription Weigel)
GERSHWIN : Rhapsody in Blue (transcription Weigel)
FATS WALLER : Handful of Keys (transcription Weigel)
FATS WALLER : Valentine Stomp (transcription Weigel)
FATS WALLER : Numb Fumblin' (transcription Weigel)
FATS WALLER : Smashing Thirds (transcription Weigel)

Transcriptions for String Orchestra and Piano Solo
BRAHMS : Hungarian Dances No.1, No.4, No.2 (transcription Weigel)
CHOSTAKOVICH : Second Waltz (transcription Weigel)
DVOŘÁK : Slavonic Dances op.72 n°2 and op.46 n°8 (transcription Weigel)
LISZT : Totentanz, Mephisto-Waltz, Rákóczy-March (transcription Weigel)
LISZT : Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes (transcription Weigel)
FALLA : Pantomime, Ritual Fire Dance - El Amor Brujo (transcription Weigel)
FALLA : Spanish Dance - La Vida Breve (transcription Weigel)
KHACHATURIAN : Nocturne & Waltz - Mascarade (transcription Weigel)
KHACHATURIAN : Sabre Dance - Gayaneh (transcription Weigel)
SIBELIUS : Sad Waltz (transcriptioon Weigel)
STRAUSS : The Blue Danube (transcription Weigel)
STRAUSS : Overture of the Bat (transcription Weigel)
VIVALDI : Three Seasons - 1. L'Inverno 2. L'Autunno 3. L'Estate - (transcription Weigel)

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