James Oakes Presents Two Liszt Bicentennial Concerts
Life Member James Oakes performed two piano recitals in New Orleans
this fall to commemorate the Franz Liszt Bicentennial. The first took place on
September 14 and included Three Concert Etudes and Legende No. 2,
plus smaller works. The second took place on October 23 at Trinity Episcopal
Church, and the program held selections from Années de Pèlerinage I (“Suisse”),
followed by the B Minor Sonatas of Haydn and Liszt.
Oakes has returned to New Orleans after three years of living in Dresden,
Germany, where he performed several recitals of music by American composers.