Ian Watt

Pre-concert talk at 12:00

In advance of The Tall Ships visiting Aberdeen in July, Ian's programme for solo guitar takes us on a musical journey around the host ports. Our visit to France includes compositions by Claude Debussy, while works by Edvard Grieg represents Norway. We celebrate Aberdeen’s contribution to The Tall Ships Race with three mythical pieces by local composer John McLeod. The concert concludes with a selection of Spanish pieces connected to Cadiz, the famous ancient port city in Andalucia. 

Full programme:

Lyric Pieces - Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)  

Book 1, Op 12 
No 1, Arietta 
No 2, Waltz 
No 6, Norsk (Norwegian Melody) 

Book 4, Op 47 
No 3, Melodie 

Book 3, Op 43 
No 2, Ensom Vandrer (The Solitary Traveller)  
No 4, Liden Fugl (Little Bird)  
(Transcriptions: Watt) 

Three Mythical Pieces - John McLeod (1934-2022) 

Amphion's Lyre 
Salamander 
Ariadne's Thread 

Préludes, Book 1 - Claude Debussy (1862-1918) 

No 8, ‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ (The girl with the flaxen hair) 
(transcription: Watt) 
No 12, ‘Minstrels’  
(transcription: Castelnuovo-Tedesco) 

Homenaje, le Tombeau de Claude Debussy - Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) 

Campiña Andaluza (Alegrías) - Sabicas (1912-1990)