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Paul Lewis - Schubert, Brahms, Liszt

Paul Lewis (piano) in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Schubert: Piano Sonata in B, D575. Brahms: Four Ballades. Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op 117. Liszt: Dante Sonata.

Martin Handley introduces a Royal Festival Hall recital by pianist Paul Lewis, with music by Schubert, Brahms and Liszt, culminating in Liszt's epic Dante Sonata

Schubert: Piano Sonata in B major, D575
Brahms: Four Ballades Op.10
Brahms: Three Intermezzi Op.117
Liszt: Dante Sonata
Paul Lewis (piano)

A musical ride through Hell is how Paul Lewis describes Liszt's Dante Sonata - it's Liszt at his most wild and eccentric, a virtuosic dazzler. It's also the piece with which Paul Lewis first made his reputation 25 years ago as a teenager - he has since become known more for his interpretations of the great piano works of Beethoven and Schubert, but now he is taking a more mature look at Liszt's nightmare epic. He contrasts this with some less well-known early Schubert, some early Brahms and Brahms's well-loved Intermezzi.

2 hours, 30 minutes

Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in B major, D575

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Four Ballades Op.10

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Quartet in E flat K.493, first movement

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Ensemble: Leopold String Trio.
    • Hyperion.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Three Intermezzi Op.117

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Franz Liszt

    Dante Sonata

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Franz Liszt

    Klavierstuck in F sharp minor

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in D minor, D.810 ‘Death and the Maiden’

    Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.
    • SUPRAPHON.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Jul 2016 19:30