Фестиваль Вербье 2023 - Alexandre Kantorow performs Brahms, Liszt, and Schubert

Program Johannes Brahms, Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 1. Allegro 2. Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) 3. Allegro molto e con fuoco — Più mosso 4. Allegro con fuoco — Presto non troppo ed agitato Franz Liszt/Franz Schubert, Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558 Der Wanderer, D. 489 Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt, Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565 Der Müller und der Bach Franz Liszt/Franz Schubert, Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558 Frühlingsglaube, D. 686 Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt, Schwanengesang, Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 560 Die Stadt Am Meer Franz Schubert, Fantasie in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760, “Wanderer Fantasy“ 1. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo 2. Adagio 3. Presto 4. Allegro Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt, Litanei auf Das Fest Aller Seelen Cast Alexandre Kantorow — Pianist Venue: Verbier Church (Verbier, Switzerland) Broadcast date: Tuesday, July 25, Program notes Every solo recital by French pianist Alexandre Kantorow is a special event—and this one from the 30th anniversary edition of the Verbier Festival is truly one to cherish! The 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition winner, who has gone on to worldwide acclaim and been described as “Liszt reincarnated,“ takes the monumental, Hammerklavier-reminiscent Piano Sonata No. 1 by Brahms (whom Kantorow plays as well as any pianist alive) and Schubert (including a selection of virtuosic Lieder transcriptions by Liszt, plus the tempestuous and virtuosic Wanderer Fantasy, a technical challenge even for the composer himself).