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THE PIANIST

Xander has been described as an engaging performer and pianist capable of playing a wide variety of styles. He has a strong focus on innovative music that cross-pollinates genres.

SOLO PIANO REPERTOIRE

J.S. Bach - Goldberg Variations ‘Aria’ and 11-20.(1703).
Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 (1710).
Partita No.5 in G major, BWV 829 (1730).

The Art of the Fugue, Contrapunctus No.9, BWV 1080(1742-46)
 
C.P.E. Bach - Sonata in C minor, Wq 65: 31, H 121, (1757).
Sonata in A major W.55 No.4 (1765).
 
W.A. Mozart - Piano Sonata No.12 in F major K332 (1783).
Sonata No.13 in Bb major k.333 (1783).
Sonata No.16 in C major K.545 (1788).
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L.v. Beethoven - Sonata No.5 in C minor, Op.10 No.1 (1796).

Piano Sonata No.7, Op.10 No.3 (1797-98).
Sonata Op.27 No.14 ‘moonlight’ (1801).

Piano Sonata Op.109, No.30 in E major (1820).

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C.v. Weber - Aufforderung zum Tanze, Op.65 (1819).


F. Chopin - Etudes Op.10 No.3, Op.25 No.1 and No.12 (1830s).
Mazurkas Op.17 and Op.24 (1830s).

Deux Nocturnes Op.37 (1837-39).
Preludes Op.28 (a selection from) (1838-39).

3 Nouvelles Études, B.130 (1839).

Berceuse, Op.57 (1843).

Waltzes, Op.64 (1846-47).
 
C. Czerny - Op.299 'The School of Velocity' (1833).

R. Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op.15 (1838).

 
C.V. Alkan - Grandes Études Op.76 (1838).

Esquisses, Op.63 (1847-61).

Les mois, Op.74 (1850).
 
F. Liszt - Concert Etude No.3, S.144 "Un Sospiro" (1845-49).
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C Sharp minor S.244 (1847).

Romance in e minor, S.169 (1848).
Liebestraume No.3, S.541 (1850).
Five Little Piano Pieces S.192 (1865). ‘Nuages Gris’ (1881).
Mephisto Waltz No.3, S216 (1883).
 
P.I. Tchaikovsky - The Seasons Op.37a (1876).
Children's Album, Op.39 (1878).
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Saint-Saëns - "The Swan" (arr. A.Siloti) (1886).

 

A. Lyadov - 3 Morceaux, Op.11 (1886).

E. Satie - Trois Sarabandes (1887).
Trois Gymnopedies (1888).
Six Gnossiennes (1890).
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C. Debussy - Deux Arabesques (1888).
Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy (1890).
'Pour le Piano' (1994-01).
Images Book I (1901).
Children's Corner (1906-8).
Preludes Book I (1909-10).

 

A. Dvorák - Poetic Tone Pictures Op.85 ‘At the Old Castle’ (1889).
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S. Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C sharp minor Op.3 No.2 (1892).
Barcarolle Op. 10 No. 3 (1893).
Prelude Op.23 No.7 in C minor (1903).
Étude-Tableaux Op.33 No.7 ‘Moderato in G minor’ (1911).
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S. Joplin - 'The maple Leaf Rag' (1899).
'The Entertainer' (1902).
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E. Elgar - Dream Children Op.42 (1902).
 
F. Blumenfeld - Étude for the Left Hand Op.36 in Ab major (1905).

 

A. Arensky - 12 Etudes, Op.74 (1905).
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S. Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No.1, Op.1 (1907).
 
M. Ravel - À la manière de Borodine (1912).

Prélude, M.65 (1913).
 
A. Tcherepnin - 10 Bagatelles Op.5 (1912-18).

 

J. Sibelius - 5 Pieces for Piano, Op.75 (1914).

 

A. Scriabin - Vers la Flamme, Op.72 (1914)
 
B. Bartok - Mikrokosmos 'Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm' (1926-1939).
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Z. Confrey - "Dizzy Fingers" (1927).

 

G. Gershwin - Songbook (1932).
 
A. Khachaturian - Toccata in E flat minor (1932). 

Album for Children, Volume I (1947).
Sonatina in C major (1958).
 
H. Badings - Sonatina No.1 (1936).
 
O. Messiaen - Vingt Regards sur l’enfant (1944).
 
C. Williams - ‘The Dream of Olwin’ (from While I Live) solo piano arrangement. (1947).
 
J. Cage - "In a Landscape" (1948).
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G. Ligeti - Musica ricercata (1951-53).
Étude Book 1 No.5 ‘Arc en Ciel’. (1985).
 
I. Rautavaara - Études (1969).

 

P. Schat - "Anathema" Op.19 (1969).
 
M. Finnissy - Gershwin Arrangements for solo piano (1970).
 
G. Kurtág - Játékok (Games) Volume 1 (1973).
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P. Glass - Glassworks (opening) (1982).
Five Metamorphasis (1988).
Mad Rush (1989).
Études (1996).
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F. Gulda - Variations (1984).
 
N. Kapustin - Nocturne Op.20 (arr. solo piano) (1972).

Sonata-Fantasy Op.39 No.1 (1984).
Concert Études Op.40 (1984). 
Variations Op.41 (1984).
Preludes in Jazz Styles Op.53 (a selection from) (1988).

10 Bagatelles, Op. 59 (1991).
 
E.s. Tüür - Piano Sonata (1985).
 
C. Vine - Piano Sonata No.1 (1990).
 
H. Skempton - Interludes 1 and 6 (1994).
‘Memorial Prelude’ for right hand only (1996).
Reflection 3 (1999).
 
A. Burrell - Constellations (1996).
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T. Yoshimatsu - Two Romances for Piano (1996).
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R. Shchedrin - Diary 'Seven Pieces' (2002).
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F. Kayali - Suite for Piano "Movement I" (2003).
"Flow" for Solo Piano (2020).
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J. Posthuma - "Hovering" for solo piano (2011).

Fantasia for solo piano  (2020).
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L. Anderson - The Spectrum Series ‘A Story Untold’ (2012).
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A. Rosenblatt - Swan Lake Fantasy (2008).
A Christmas Fantasy (2012).

B. Zimmerman
- "The Wedding Song" (2016).
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X. Benham - Piano-Fantasy No.1 (2017). 
Four Concert Preludes (2021).
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D. Tomandl - "Charming Smile" for Solo (2020).
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A. Varughese - "5 Little Preludes" for Piano (2021).
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G.I. Chitty - "El conejo y el español" (2021).

 

Shor-Pletnev - Piano Sonata (2021).
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B.v. Beek - Waltz No.1 for Solo Piano (2022).
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A Bu - Fantasie "Sleeping in a Dream" Op.7 (2022).

 

M. Heimtun - "Air" (arr. Xander Benham) (2023).

J. Bon - Prelude No.24 (2024).

A. Shabakouh - Preludes Volume 2 No.12 (2024).


JJ

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