Dominic Florence
Concerts



Though it may seem incongruous in relation to his chosen profession, Dominic does not particularly enjoy giving public recitals. It is not trepidation or lack of confidence that assails him, rather he simply prefers the moments of private practice.

He also deplores the thought of giving a single recital for a given program; it seems unnatural to him having a specific endpoint or culminating concert. He wishes concerts were only assigned their true importance as waypoints on a continuous journey.

Often Dominic favours performing at venues where he might incorporate a lecture during the program. As such, it is more likely to hear him at a university than a large concert hall. Unfortunately, in line with his distaste for publicity, you will rarely find his concerts advertised, unless I eventually persuade him to post them on this website. In addition to public concerts, he performs in his house every Friday evening for a few invited guests.

For those unlucky enough to have never heard him play, a few words may be said about his style. Audiences tend to have passionate reactions to his performances. Some people find him to be harsh, extreme, violent, and uncompromising. Others find him to be clear, intelligent, subtle, and exciting. He is content to engender such differing opinions, he wants to set minds in motion, no matter the direction. More on this subject may be found on the Bach Keyboard Sessions page.





Dominic is currently learning and performing all of J. S. Bach's works for keyboard. For more information, please see the page entitled Bach Keyboard Sessions. During concerts that are not part of his Bach survey, he will often perform something by Beethoven, Scriabin or Liszt.

What follows is a list of pieces Dominic has performed in public and would be willing to perform again in the future. This list does not show the chamber music or concertos that he has performed.


Repertoire List  -  Dr. Dominic Florence

C.P.E. Bach
- Sonata W. 49

J.S. Bach
- Aria Variata
- The Well-Tempered Clavier Bk. I Nos. 1-6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 21
- The Well-Tempered Clavier Bk. II No. 16
- Inventions 1-15
- Toccata No. 7
- Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue
- Italian Concerto
- English Suite No. 2
- French Suites Nos. 3, 5
- Partitas Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6
- The Art of Fugue
- Solo Concerto in D Minor based on an oboe concerto by Marcello

Barber
- Nocturne

Bartók
- Roumanian Dances

Beethoven
- 32 Variations WoO 80
- Sonata Op. 10 No. 3
- Sonata Op. 13
- Sonata Op. 14 No. 1
- Sonata Op. 22
- Sonata Op. 26
- Sonata Op. 27 No. 2
- Sonata Op. 31 No. 2
- Sonata Op. 53
- Sonata Op. 57
- Sonata Op. 101
- Sonata Op. 110
 
Brahms
- Rhapsody Op. 79 No. 2
- Ballades Op. 10 No. 1-4

William Byrd
- The Bells

Chopin
- Nocturne Op. 9 No. 1
- Nocturne Op. 27 No. 1
- Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2
- Nocturne Op. 48 No. 1
- Polonaise Op. 44
- Scherzo No. 1
- Ballade No. 3
- Sonata No. 2
- Etudes Op. 10 Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12
- Etudes Op. 25 Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

Dohnányi
- Rhapsody in C Major

Ginastera
- Sonata No. 1

Grieg
- Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

Liszt
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1
- Spanish Rhapsody
- Sonata in B Minor
- Beethoven Symphony No. 4
- Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1st mvmt.)
- Vallée D'Obermann

Mendelssohn
- Variations Sérieuses

Mozart
- Sonata K. 283
- Sonata K. 284
- Sonata K. 545

Prokoviev
- Toccata Op. 11

Rachmaninoff
- Etude-Tableau Op. 33 No. 6
- Etude-Tableau Op. 39 No. 5

Rzewski
- Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues

Schubert
- Impromptu Op. 142 No. 4
- “Wanderer” Fantasy

Schumann
- Fantasiestücke Op. 12 No. 2-4

Scriabin
- Etudes Op. 8 No. 7-12
- Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand Op. 9
- Preludes Op. 11 No. 1-6, 14-16
- Etude Op. 42 No. 5
- Sonata No. 4
- Sonata No. 1