Wagner, Liszt and Debussy is a piano recital given by Rodolphe Menguy at the Gazette Café in Montpellier, in the Occitanie region of southern France. It takes place on Sunday 15 November at 17:00, and it forms part of the Piano intime 2026-2027 season.
The programme
The evening centres on the music of Richard Wagner, heard through the piano transcriptions made by Franz Liszt. Among the works featured are the overture to Tannhäuser, O du, mein holder Abendstern, and La mort d'Isolde from Tristan und Isolde. The Wagner thread is completed by his Elégie.
Alongside these, three preludes by Claude Debussy are played: Voiles, Des pas sur la neige and Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Placing Debussy beside Wagner and Liszt gives the recital a single thread of pianistic colour, from the large gestures of the opera house to the quieter, more intimate pages of the preludes.
What to expect
- A solo piano recital in a café setting, as the season's title suggests.
- A programme in two parts: Wagner in Liszt's transcriptions, and Debussy's preludes.
- An afternoon start at 17:00 on a Sunday in mid-November.
Booking
Places can be reserved by email at centrepianistique@gmail.com, by phone on 06 80 65 73 42, or through the website at www.centrepianistique.com.