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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Meisterzyklus

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.31 in A♭ major, op.110
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924): “Fantasia after J.S. Bach”, BV 253
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111

Igor Levit, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonatas K.13, K.124, K.125, K.144, K.454, K.470, and K.284
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Concert Suite “Sleeping Beauty”, op.66 (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, “Les Adieux”
Sergej Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Excerpts from the Suite “Romeo and Juliet”, op.75

Claire Huangci, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 6 Bagatelles, op.126
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 15 Variations and Fugue in E♭ major, op.35, “Eroica Variations”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Julian Layn — Piano Recital

Julian Layn — Piano Sonata No.1, “The Queen”, excerpts from other works

Julian Layn, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Interview with Ilse von Alpenheim
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Alban Berg (1885 – 1935): Piano Sonata in B minor, op.1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 6 Bagatelles, op.126
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.31 in A♭ major, op.110
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Sonata in B flat major, D.960

Stephen Kovacevich, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Four Impromptus, op.90, D.899
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): 8 Études-Tableaux, op.33
Mily Balakirev (1837 – 1910): Oriental Fantasy, “Islamey”, op.18

Teo Gheorghiu, piano

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Meisterinterpreten in Zürich

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): “Les Saisons” (The Seasons), op.37a (or op.37b)
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): 5. “Méditation” from 18 Morceaux, op.72
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36

Denis Matsuev, piano

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Konstantin Scherbakov — Beethoven Piano Recital

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, op.27/2, “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 15 Variations and Fugue in E♭ major, op.35, “Eroica Variations”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.3 in E♭ major, op.55, “Eroica” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Scherzo No.1 in B minor, op.20
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Scherzo No.2 in B♭ minor, op.31
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Consolation No.2 in E major, S.172/2
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Consolation No.3 in D♭ major, S.172/3
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, “Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke”, S.514
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Grand Étude de Paganini in G♯ minor, “La Campanella”, S141/3
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Concert Suite “The Nutcracker” (arr. Mikhail Pletnev)
Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): Dumka, Russian rustic scene in c minor for piano, op.59
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971):Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring, arr. Alexey Kurbatov)

Alexander Malofeev, piano

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Oxana Shevchenko — Private Piano Recital

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise-Fantaisie in A♭ major, op.61
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): La Valse, Poème choréographique
Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): "Sonata-Idyl", op. 56
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Paraphrase after Mendelssohn's Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Paraphrase after Tchaikovsky's “Lullaby”, op.16/1
Igor Stravinsky (1881 - 1971): Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Sonatas K.9, K.322, and K.96
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Miroirs
Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Iberia (1st book)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Rhapsodie espagnole

Andrew Tyson, piano

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Verein Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 5 Piano Sonatas

• Sonata No.24 in F♯ major, op.78, "À Thérèse"
• Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79
• Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, "Les Adieux"
• Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90
• Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101

Ruvim Ostrovsky, piano

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Piano District, Baden

William Byrd (1540 - 1623): «Hugh Ashton’s Ground»
Jan Pieterszon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621): Variations on «Mein junges Leben hat ein End’»
John Bull (1563 - 1628): 30 Variations on «Walsingham»
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg-Variations, BWV 988

Kit Armstrong, piano

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Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Piano Recital

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Les Seasons (The Seasons), op.37a/37b
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Variations on a Theme by Corelli in D minor, op.42
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Piano Sonata No.7 in B♭ major, op.83

Olga Scheps, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895 - 1968): Evangélion (The Story of Jesus), op. 141

Alessandro Marangoni, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.2 in C minor, BWV 826
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Suite «Pour le Piano»
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.35
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): «La Valse»

Beatrice Rana, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Original Works by Leopold Godowsky (1870 - 1938):

• 6 Pieces from "Triakontameron"
• 3 Pieces from "Java" Suite

Transcriptions by Leopold Godowsky:

• J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750): Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BWV 1008
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 3 Lieder
• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909): Triana, Tango
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Ständchen
• Johann Strauss II (1825 - 1899): "Wein, Weib und Gesang"

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Sonata in G minor, W.65/17
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Fantasia in D minor, KV 397; Rondo in D major, KV 485
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Sonata quasi una Fantasia, C♯ minor, op. 27/2, "Moonlight"
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Impromptu in B♭ major, op.posth.142/3
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne in C minor, op.48
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Funerailles

Viviana Sofronitsky on five replicas of historic pianos by Paul McNulty, Divisov, CZ

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Lavaux Classic

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Toccata in D minor, BWV 913
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, KV 331 (300i), "Alla Turca"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.15 in F major, KV 533/494
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, "Pathétique"

Kristian Bezuidenhout, piano

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Lavaux Classic

Paul Hindemith (1895 - 1963): Suite "1922" for piano, op.26
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Sonata, BB 88
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): 3 Etudes for piano (selection)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): 3 Sonatas
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Sonata
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971): Pétrouchka

Boris Berezovsky, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849):

• Mazurka in F minor, op.7/3
• Mazurka in C major, op.24/2
• Mazurka in C♯ minor, op.63/3
• Ballade No.1 in  G minor, op.23
• Nocturne in D♭ major, op.27/2
• Scherzo No.2 in B♭ minor, op.31

György Ligeti (1923 - 2006):

• Étude No.8: Fém
• Étude No.5: Arc-en-ciel
• Étude No.13: L’escalier du diable

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886):

• "Soirées de Vienne, 9 Valses-Caprices d'après Schubert": No.6 in A minor
• "Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année – Italie": Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
• Grandes Etudes de Paganini, S141: Etude No.3 G♯ minor, "La Campanella"

Pietro de Maria, piano

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Hando Nahkur — Private Piano Recital

John Adams (*1947): China Gates (1977)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924): Transcriptions of Chorale-Preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750):

"Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639
"Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Transcription of the Lied "Widmung" from "Myrthen", op.25 by Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Erkki-Sven Tüür (*1959): Piano Sonata (1985)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): "Harmonies poétiques et religieuses": "Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude", S.173, from  (1847)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Concert Paraphrase on "Rigoletto" by Giuseppe Verdi (1813 - 1901), S.434 (1859)

Hando Nahkur, piano

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788): Sonata in A major, Wq.55/4
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 13 Preludes op.34

Chiara Opalio, piano

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Davidsbündlertänze op.6

Benedek Horváth, piano

Nikolai Medtner (1880 - 1951): Sonata-reminiscenza in A minor, op.38/1
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op.22

Alexandra Sikorskaya, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111
György Ligeti (1923 - 2006): 3 Etudes from "Études pour piano" (Nos.4, 2, 13)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Variations and Fugue for Piano on a Theme by Handel, op.24

Lise de la Salle, piano

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Oxana Shevchenko — Piano Recital: Igor Stravinsky

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Allegro in B♭ major, KV 400
Igor Stravinsky (1881 - 1971): Piano Sonata (1924)
Igor Stravinsky: Les cinq doigts
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.13 in E♭ major, op.27/1, "Quasi una fantasia"
Igor Stravinsky: Choral for piano
Igor Stravinsky: Serenade for piano in A
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): "Du bist die Ruh'", op.59/3, D.776, transcription for piano (S.558/3) by Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Franz Schubert: "Der Erlkönig", op.1, D.328, transcription for piano (S.558/4) by Franz Liszt

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Oxana Shevchenko — Piano Recital: Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky (1881 - 1971): Suite «L'oiseau de feu» (arr. Guido Agosti)
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): "Du bist die Ruh'", op.59/3, D.776, transcription for piano (S.558/3) by Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Franz Schubert: "Der Erlkönig", op.1, D.328, transcription for piano (S.558/4) by Franz Liszt
Igor Stravinsky: Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Oxana Shevchenko — Piano Recital: Igor Stravinsky

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Oxana Shevchenko — Piano Recital: Igor Stravinsky

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Allegro in B♭ major, KV 400
Igor Stravinsky (1881 - 1971): Piano Sonata (1924)
Igor Stravinsky: Les cinq doigts
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.13 in E♭ major, op.27/1, "Quasi una fantasia"
Igor Stravinsky: Choral for piano
Igor Stravinsky: Serenade for piano in A
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): "Du bist die Ruh'", op.59/3, D.776, transcription for piano (S.558/3) by Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Franz Schubert: "Der Erlkönig", op.1, D.328, transcription for piano (S.558/4) by Franz Liszt

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Juan Pérez Floristán, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): Variations on a Theme by Beethoven, op.35
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): La mer (arr. Andé Caplet)
Théophile Ysaÿe (1865 - 1918): Variations on an original theme, op.10
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Prélude à l’après midi d’un faune
Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op.28 (arr. O. Singer)

Duo Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen — 2 pianos

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Meisterinterpreten in Zürich

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, op.14/1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, op.90
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Piano Sonata, Sz.80
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, op.5

Oliver Schnyder, piano

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Konzert der Hans Huber-Stiftung

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Johann Sebastian Bach(1685 - 1750): Overture in the French Style, BWV 831
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Four Mazurkas, op.7
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58

Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Études d’exécution transcendante, S.139

9. „Ricordanza“
6. „Vision“
5. „Feux follet“

Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): Sonata No.4 in F♯ major, op.30
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): Sonata No.5, op.53
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Préludes, op.32

1. Prélude in C major
2. Prélude in B♭ minor
11. Prélude in B major

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Etudes-tableaux, op.33

2. Etude-tableau in C major
3. Etude-tableau in c minor
4. Etude-tableau in d minor

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Etudes-tableaux, op.39

6. Etude-tableau in a minor
7. Etude-tableau in c minor
8. Etude-tableau in d minor
9. Etude-tableau in D major

Vadym Kholodenko, piano

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Musik an der ETH

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): 18 Morceaux, op.72 (selection)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): Grande Sonate in G major, op.37
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov (1859 - 1924): Études dʹexécution transcendante, op.11 (selection)

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Zürcher Kammerorchester (ZKO) — Piano Recital

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata No.18 in G major, D.894
György Kurtág (*1926): "Passio sine nomine" and other works
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57, "Appassionata"

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Piano Recital

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Variations in E♭ major "Ghost Variations", WoO 24
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Fantasia in C minor, KV 475
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791): Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, KV 457
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): On an Overgrown Path, Book II
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Three Mazurkas, op.59
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Polonaise No.7 in A♭ major "Polonaise-fantaisie", op.61

Piotr Anderszewski, piano

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Tonhalle-Gesellschaft Zürich — Piano Recital

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975): 24 Preludes and Fugues, op.87

Igor Levit, piano

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Schaffhauser Meisterkonzerte 2017

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Capriccio sopra la lontananza del suo fratello dilettissimo, BWV 992
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, "Les Adieux"
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Piano Sonata Sz 80
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Piano Sonata 1 X 1905
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata No.19 in C minor, D.958

Sir András Schiff, piano

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Marina Baranova (*1981): Hypersuites (2016)

Marina Baranova, piano

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Piano District, Baden

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Moment Musicaux, op.94, D.780
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonata in A minor, op.143, D.784
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Sonata in A major, D.959

Radu Lupu, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) : Blumenstück in D♭ major, op.19
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) : Symphonic Etudes, op.13
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Sonata in B minor, S.178

Beatrice Rana, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival

Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987): Variations on a Theme of Chopin
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Carnaval, op.9 — 12. "Chopin"
Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907): Moods, op.73 — 5. “Hommage à Chopin”
Samuel Barber (1910 - 1981): Nocturne "Homage to John Field", op.33
Pyotr Ilyitch Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): 18 Pieces, op.72 — 5. Un Poco di Chopin
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Variations on a Theme of Chopin, op.22
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.35

Daniil Trifonov, piano

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Klavierissimo 2018 — Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sonata in B♭ major, K.570
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sonata in A minor, K.310
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Sonata in B♭ major, op.106 ("Hammerklavier")

Oliver Schnyder, piano

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Klavierissimo 2018 — Top Klassik Zürcher Oberland

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Partita in B minor, BWV 831 ("French Overture")
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1949): Mazurka in B♭ major, op.7/1
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1949): Mazurka in A minor, op.7/2
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1949): Mazurka in F minor, op.7/3
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1949): Mazurka in A♭ major, op.7/4
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1949): Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58

Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

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Gesellschaft Rezital

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1
Reinhard Febel (*1952): "Expanding Universe" (World premiere)
Wilhelm Killmayer (1927 - 2017): "Am Grat"
Max Eugen Keller (*1947): "Selbstgespräche"
Werner Bärtschi (*1950): "In Trauer und Prunk"
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, op.111

Werner Bärtschi, piano

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Lucerne Festival — Debut Series

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): 18 Morceaux, op.72 (selection)
Sergei Prokofjev (1891 – 1953): Piano Sonata No.2 in D minor, op.14
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254

Dmitry Masleev, piano

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Piano District — "Novelletten"

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1956): Novelletten, op.21
Clara Schumann-Wieck (1819 - 1896): Soirées musicales, op.6 (excerpts)
Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): 6 Little Pieces for Piano, op.19
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita No.4 in D major, BWV 828 (excerpt)
Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992): Vingt regards sur l ́Enfant-Jésus (excerpt)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Waltz No.3 in A minor, op.34/2, B.64
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Bagatelle sans tonalité, S.216a
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): "Nuages gris", S.199

Martin Helmchen, piano

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Orpheum — Young Soloists on Stage

A musical setting with texts by Frédéric Sounac, featuring piano works by
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) and Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849),
presented by Maria João Pires, Miloš Popović, and participants of the "Partitura Workshop 2018".

Maria João Pires, piano
Miloš Popović, piano
Participants of the "Partitura Workshop 2018":

• Teo Gheorghiu, piano
• Annika Treutler, piano
• Giorgi Iuldashevi, piano
• Marta Patrocínio, piano
• Marianna Uzankichyan, piano
• Richard Octaviano Kogima, piano

Mona Petri, recitation

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Kammermusik im Zimmermannhaus Brugg

Charles Ives (1874 - 1954): Piano Sonata No.2, "Concord"
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 3 Intermezzi, op.117
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57, "Appassionata"

Fabian Müller, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): 4 Sonatas
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a, “Les Adieux”
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Hungarian Rhapsody No.13 in A minor, S.244/13
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata in A major, D.959

Claire Huangci, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

Pierre Boulez (1925 - 2016): Piano Sonata No.1
Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Livre 2, L.123:

5. Bruyères
7. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
12. Feux d'artifice

Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): In the Mists
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178

Haochen Zhang, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

"Concert sans orchestre"

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971
Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813 - 1888): Concerto pour piano seul, op.39/8 - 10

Schaghajegh Nosrati, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata in C major, op.2/3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): 11 Bagatelles, op.119
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Four Impromptus, op.posth.142, D.935

Grigory Sokolov, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Keyboard Sonatas

• F minor, K.19
• G minor, K.450
• D major, K.492
• F minor, K.69
• D minor, K.32
• D minor, K.430
• D minor, K.1
• A major, K.39

Ferruccio Busoni (1866 - 1924) / Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Transcription of the Chaconne from Partita No.2 for Violin solo in D minor, BWV 1004 / BV B 24
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition

Federico Colli, piano

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Chinese Cross Cultural Festival

Tong Sang (1923 - 2012): Fair Maiden from Afar (1943)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): 8 Etudes, op.42: No.4, Etude in F♯ major
Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915): 8 Etudes, op.42: No.5, Etude in C♯ minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36

Byron Wei-Xin Zhou, piano

(the original, orchestral program was cancelled)

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Musik an ETH und UZH — "To Be or Not To Be"

Jannik Giger (*1985): Accelerated for Piano (2017)
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928): Sonata 1.X.1905
Richard Dubugnon (*1968): Sonata V, op.82 (2018)
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Sonata in B minor, S.178

Joseph-Maurice-Weder, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2019, Wetzikon

Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826): Sonata No.4 in E minor, op.70 (1822)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847): Variations sérieuses in D minor, op.54 (1841)
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 - 1953): Sonata No.6 in A major, op.82 (1940)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Ballad in F♯ major, op.19 (1879)

Oliver Schnyder, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2019, Wetzikon

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7 (1797)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10/1 (1798)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne No.7 in C♯ minor, op.27/1, CT 114 (1836)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne No.8 in D♭ major, op.27/2, CT 115 (1836)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1875 - 1943): 6 Moments Musicaux, op.16 (1896)

Alina Bercu, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2019, Wetzikon

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Chorale Prelude "O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen", op.122/6 (1896)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Two Romances from op.28 (1839)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Chorale Prelude "Herzlich tut mich verlangen", op.122/10 (1896)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 7 Fantasias, op.116 (1892)

Alice di Piazza, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2019, Wetzikon

Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Sonata in B♭ major, Hob.XVI/41 (1784)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1931): Menuet sur le nom de Haydn, M.58 (1909)
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1931): Sonatine, M.40 (1903 - 1905)
Béla Bartók (1882 - 1945): Vol.I from "For Children", Sz.42, BB 53 (Version 1945)
Béla Bartók (1882 - 1945): Romanian Christmas Carols, Sz.57, BB 67 (1915)
Béla Bartók (1882 - 1945): Suite, op.14, Sz.62, BB 70 (1916)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Piano Sonata in E♭ major, Hob.XVI/49 (1790)

Deszö Ránki, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2019, Wetzikon

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Estampes, L.100 (1903)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Ballade No.3 in A♭ major, op.47, CT 4 (1841)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Mazurka No.36 in A minor, op.59/1, CT 86 (1845)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Mazurka No.37 in A♭ major, op.59/2, CT 87 (1845)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Mazurka No.38 in F♯ minor, op.59/3, CT 88 (1845)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Prélude in C♯ minor, op.45, CT 190 (1841)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1829): Scherzo No.3 in C♯ minor, op.39, CT 199 (1839)
Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition

Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

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Neue Konzertreihe Zürich

Domenico Scarlatti (1585 - 1757): Sonata in D major, K.443
Domenico Scarlatti (1585 - 1757): Sonata in A major, K.208
Domenico Scarlatti (1585 - 1757): Sonata in D major, K.29
Domenico Scarlatti (1585 - 1757): Sonata in D major, K.435
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne No.3 in B♭ major, op.9/3, CT 110
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Nocturne No.13 in C minor, op.48/1, CT 120
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): No.2, Prélude in C♯ minor, from Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Préludes Nos.1 - 7 from 10 Préludes, op.23
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): 24 Préludes, op.28

Claire Huangci, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Special Concert

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Études-Tableaux, opp.33 & 39 — selection
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Préludes, op.3/2, op.23, op.32  — selection, 8 Préludes
George Gershwin (1898 - 1937): 3 Preludes (1926)
Earl Wild (1915 - 2010): "Fascinating Rhythm" from Seven Virtuoso Études on Popular Songs by George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Moment Musicaux, op.16 — 4. Moment Musical in E minor, Presto
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Morceaux de salon op.10 — 3. Barcarolle in G minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3 — 5. Polichinelle in F♯ minor
Alexander Scriabin (1871 - 1915): 2 Études from 8 Études, op.42
Mily Balakirev (1837 - 1910): Oriental Fantasy "Islamey", op.18

Olga Kern, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Charity Concert, Orphanhealthcare Foundation
Students of the Engadin International Piano Summer Academy 2017

• Richard Octaviano Kogima (Brazil)
  • Johann  Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): English Suite No.3 in G minor, BWV 808
• Meta Fajdiga (Slovenia)
  • Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Consolation No.3 in D♭ major, S.172/3
  • Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): "Années de Pèlerinage, 2me Année – Italie": No.7, Après une lecture du Dante, S.161/7
• Jérémie Conus (Switzerland)
  • Frank Martin (1890 - 1974): Eight Préludes (1947/1948) — Jérémie Conus
• Aleksandr Kliuchko (Russia)
  • Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Gaspard de la nuit, M.55 — Alexandr Kliuchko

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Beethoven's Last Piano Works

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli (Diabelli Variations), op.120
• 11 Bagatelles, op.119
• 6 Bagatelles, op.126
• Rondo a capriccio "Die Wut über den verlornen Groschen" (The Rage over the Lost Penny), op.129

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital I

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor, op.2/1
• Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2
• Piano Sonata No.3 in C major, op.2/3
• Piano Sonata No.4 in E♭ major, op.7

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital II

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor, op.10/1
• Piano Sonata No.6 in F major, op.10/2
• Piano Sonata No.7 in D major, op.10/3
• Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, "Pathétique"

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — "Romantic Songs and Tales"

Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 2 Rhapsodies, op.79
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Gesänge der Frühe, op.133
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): "Années de Pèlerinage, 2me Année – Italie" — No.7, Après une lecture du Dante, S.161/7
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 6 Romances, op.38: No.3, “Daisies”
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 12 Romances, op.21: No.5, “Lilacs”
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): 6 Moments Musicaux, op.16: No.4, Presto in E minor
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36

Dmytro Choni, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): 4 Sonatas

• Sonata in D major, K.443
• Sonata in A major, K.208
• Sonata in D major, K.29
• Sonata in D major, K.435

Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Four Impromptus, op.posth.142, D.935
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): No.2, Prélude in C♯ minor, from Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943): From 10 Préludes, op.23

• Prélude in F♯ minor, op.23/1
• Prélude in B♭ major, op.23/2
• Prélude in D minor, op.23/3
• Prélude in D major, op.23/4
• Prélude in G minor, op.23/5
• Prélude in E♭ major, op.23/6
• Prélude in C minor, op.23/7

Claire Huangci, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): "Images" pour piano, 1ère série
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945): Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56 / BB 68
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963): Huit Nocturnes, FP 56
Manuel de Falla (1876 - 1946): Fire Dance from the ballet El amor brujo
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58

Danae Dörken, piano

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Lucerne Piano Festival — Debut Series

• Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, S.173/3
• Funérailles, S 173/7
• Cantique d’amour, S 173/10

• II. Dance infernale du roi Kastchei
• VI. Berceuse
• VII. Finale
  

Alexander Ullman, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital III

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.9 in E major, op.14/1
• Piano Sonata No.10 in G major, op.14/2
• Piano Sonata No.11 in B♭ major, op.22
• Piano Sonata No.12 in A♭ major, op.26

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Rathauslaube — 2. Kulturelle Begegnung

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Partita in B minor, BWV 831 ("French Overture")
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 16 Waltzes, op.39
Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Boléro in C major / A minor, op.19
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Papillons, op.2
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Nos.1 - 5)

Claire Huangci, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital IV

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.13 in E♭ major, op.27/1
• Piano Sonata No.14 in C♯ minor, op.27/2 ("Moonlight Sonata")
• Piano Sonata No.15 in D major, op.28 ("Pastoral")
• Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, op.31/1

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

Not reviewed

Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital V

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31/2 ("The Tempest")
• Piano Sonata No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3 ("The Hunt")
• Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, op.49/1
• Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, op.49/2
• Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 ("Waldstein Sonata")

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2020, Wetzikon — Beethoven: All Piano Sonatas

Tue, 2020-01-28 — Sonatas No.1 - 4 (opp.2/1, 2/2, 2/3, 7)
Wed, 2020-01-29 — Sonatas No.5 - 10 (opp.10/1, 10/2, 10/3, 13, 14/1, 14/2)
Wed, 2020-01-30 — Sonatas No.11 - 15 (opp.22, 26, 27/1, 27/2, 28)
Wed, 2020-01-31 — Sonatas No.16 - 18, 21 (opp.31/1, 31/2, 31/3, 53)
[ Wed, 2020-02-01, 14:00 — Sonatas No.19, 20, 25 (opp.49/1, 49/2, 79), Sonata op.6 (4-hands) ]
Wed, 2020-02-01, 15:30 — Sonatas No.22 - 24, 26 (opp. 54, 57, 78, 81a)
Wed, 2020-02-01, 17:30 — Sonatas No.27 - 29 (opp. 90, 101, 106)
Wed, 2020-02-01, 20:00 — Sonatas No.30 - 32 (opp.109, 110, 111)

Werner Bärtschi, piano (sonatas No.4, 10, 11, 13, 27, 31)
Tamar Beraia, piano (sonatas No.1, 9, 17, 24, 29)
Alina Bercu, piano (sonatas No.2, 7, 12, 21, 26, 32)
Cristian Budu, piano (sonatas No.5, 8, 14, 18, 23, 30)
Herbert Schuch, piano (sonatas No.3, 6, 15, 16, 22, 28)

Blog Posts (Picture Galleries & Review):

• 2020-01-28 (Bärtschi, Beraia, Bercu, Schuch)
• 2020-01-29 (Bärtschi, Beraia, Bercu, Budu, Schuch)
• 2020-01-30 (Bärtschi, Bercu, Budu, Schuch)
• 2020-01-31 (Beraia, Bercu, Budu, Schuch)
• 2020-02-01 15:30 (Beraia, Bercu, Budu, Schuch)
• 2020-02-01 17:30 (Bärtschi, Beraia, Schuch)
• 2020-02-01 20:00 (Bärtschi, Bercu, Budu)

Musik an der ETH und UZH — Beethoven Sonata Cycle, Recital VI

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):

• Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, op.54
• Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 ("Appassionata")
• Piano Sonata No.24 in F♯ major, op.78
• Piano Sonata No.25 in G major, op.79
• Piano Sonata No.26 in E♭ major, op.81a ("Les Adieux")

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

This concert was canceled, given the uncertainties with the outbreak of COVID-19.

Kunst Gesellschaft Greifensee

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 — arr. Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68, “Pastoral” — transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Claire Huangci, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Konstantin Scherbakov

Claude Debussy (1833 - 1897): Suite bergamasque, L.75
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856): Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op.26
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, op.72 — transcr. Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2022, Wetzikon

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788): Piano Suite in E minor, Wq 62/12, H.66
Sergei Prokofiev (1891 – 1953): Sarcasms for Piano, op.17
Alexander Scriabin (1872 – 1915): Piano Sonata No.7, op.64, Messe blanche (White Mass)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.29 in B♭ major, op.106, Hammerklaviersonate

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2022, Wetzikon

Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): 24 Préludes, op.28
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 — transcr. Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Eliane Rodrigues, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2022, Wetzikon

Claude Debussy (1833 – 1897): Suite bergamasque, L.75
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op.26
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Symphony No.7 in A major, op.72 — transcr. Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2022, Wetzikon

Carl Nielsen (1865 – 1931): Piano Music for Young and Old, op.53 (FS 148, CNW 92)
Othmar Schoeck (1886 – 1957): Two Piano Pieces, op.29
Carl Nielsen (1865 – 1931): Piano Suite "The Luciferian", op.45 (FS 91, CNW 88)

Werner Bärtschi, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2022, Wetzikon

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Sonata for two pianos in D major, K.448
Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Allegro for Piano, 4 Hands in A minor, D.947, "Lebensstürme"
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): "La valse", Poème choréographique, version for two pianos, M.72a
Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Le Sacre du Printemps, version for two pianos

Lucas & Arthur Jussen, piano(s)

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Klavierabend

Domenico  Scarlatti (1685 – 1757): 4 Sonatas

K.32: D minor
K.9: D minor
K.213: D minor
K.141: D minor

Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): 4 Nocturnes

No.2 in E♭ minor, op.9/2, CT 109
No.15 in F minor, op.55/1, CT 122
No.4 in F major, op.15/1, CT 111
No.20 in C♯ minor, op.posth., CT 127

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Rhapsodie espagnole, S.254

Luka Okros, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Gaspard Dehaene

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II, Prelude & Fugue No.22 in B♭ minor, BWV 891
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Rondo in A minor for Piano, K.511
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Barcarole F♯ major, op.60, B.158, CT 6
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): 3 Mazurki, op.63, B.162 (No.39 B major, No.40 F minor, No.41 C♯ minor)
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Ballade No.4 in F minor, op.52, B.146, CT 5
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.29 in B♭ major, op.106 ("Hammerklavier")

Gaspard Dehaene, piano

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Piano Recital Oxana Shevchenko

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.18 in E♭ major, op.31/3, "Die Jagd"
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897): Piano Sonata No.1 in C major, op.1
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918): Estampes, L.100
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Lilacs, op.21/5; Daisies, op.38/3
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882 – 1971): Trois mouvements de "Pétrouchka"

Oxana Shevchenko, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Jae Hong Park

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Arabeske in C major, op.18
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Piano Sonata No.1 in F♯ minor, op.11
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (1872 – 1915): Piano Sonata No.3 in F♯ minor, op.23
César Franck (1822 – 1890): Prélude, Choral et Fugue, FWV 21

Jae Hong Park, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Tetiana Shafran

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Piano Sonata No.2 in A major, op.2/2
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Sonatine, M.40
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Rondo in E♭ major, op.16, B.76, CT 195
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Nocturne No.17 in B major, op.62/1, CT 124
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Ballade No.2 in B minor, S.171
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): 6 Grandes Études de Paganini — Étude No.3 G♯ minor, "La Campanella", S.141/3

Tetiana Shafran, piano

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Piano District — Piano Recital Can Çakmur

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Sonata in A minor, op.42, D.845
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791): Piano Sonata No.13 in B♭ major, K.333 (315c)
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S.529/2
Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896 – 1960): Passacaglia, Preludio e Fuga (1924)
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924): Transcription of Bach's Chorale Prelude for Organ "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639 / BV B 27/5

Can Çakmur, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788): Freie Fantasie in F♯ minor, Wq.67, H.300
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Arabesque in C major, op.18
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Bagatelle sans tonalité, S.216a
Arnold Schönberg (1874 – 1951): Drei Klavierstücke op.11: Klavierstück No.2
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): "Années de Pèlerinage, 1ère Année – Suisse", S.160: 6. Vallée d'Obermann
Ferruccio Busoni (1866 – 1924): Concert adaptation of Klavierstück op.11/2 by Arnold Schönberg, BV B 97
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Davidsbündlertänze op.6

Alexander Lonquich, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893): The Seasons, op.37a
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendente, S.139

Maxim Lando, piano

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Klavierissimo Festival 2023, Wetzikon

Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828): Piano Sonata in A major, D.959
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition

Claire Huangci, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Hans H. Suh

Works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827):

• Six Bagatellen, op.126
• Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13, "Pathétique"
• Piano Sonata No.30 in E major, op.109
• Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57, "Appassionata"

Hans H. Suh, piano

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Ariel Lanyi / Prix Serdang 2023 — Feldbrunnen SO

Hugo Wolf (1860 – 1903): Italienisches Liederbuch, HWW 159 (selection), arranged for piano by Ariel Lanyi
Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Symphonic Etudes in C♯ minor, op.13 (including the 5 extra variations op.posth.)

Ariel Lanyi, piano

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Musik an ETH und UZH — "On Sergey Rachmaninoff's 150. Anniversary"

Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Études d'exécution transcendante, S.139 (excerpts, Nos.1 – 5, 8, 11, 12)
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Morceaux de fantaisie, op.3
Sergey Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.2 in B♭ minor, op.36

Aleksandr Kliuchko, piano

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Musical Discovery — Matinee: Piano Recital Francesco Mazzonetto

Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856): Piano Sonata No.2 in G minor, op.22
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (1839 – 1881): Pictures at an Exhibition

Francesco Mazzonetto, piano

(Concert skipped due to illness — no review)

Musik an ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Jaeden Izik-Dzurko

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543, piano transcription by Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886), S.462/1
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Sonata in B minor, S.178
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943): Piano Sonata No.1 in D minor, op.28

Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, piano

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Musical Discovery — Matinee: Piano Recital Ivan Bašić

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750): Toccata No.5 in E minor, BWV 914
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809): Piano Sonata No.49 in C♯ minor, Hob.XVI/36
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Menuet sur le nom de Haydn, M.58
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937): Jeux d'eau, M.30
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Années de Pèlerinage, 3me Année: No.4, Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este, S.163/4
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Bagatelle sans tonalité, S.216a
Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886): Transcription of Wagner's Overture to "Tannhäuser", S.442

Ivan Bašić, piano

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Yundi plays Mozart - The Sonata Project 1

Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791):

• Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331, "Alla turca"
• Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor, K.310 (300d)
• Fantasia in C minor for Piano, K.475
• Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457

Yundi Li, piano

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Musik an der ETH und UZH — Piano Recital Konstantin Scherbakov: "Mostly Mozart"

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791):
  • Piano Sonata No.14 in C minor, K.457
  • Fantasia in C minor for Piano, K.475
  • Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K.331, "Alla turca"
• Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886):
  • Fantasy on Themes from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" and "Don Giovanni", S.697
  • Grande fantaisie "Réminiscences de Don Juan", S.418

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano

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