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Former Radio 3 New Generation Artist Pavel Kolesnikov performs works by three pianist-composers whose careers spanned the whole of the 19th century and expanded the repertoire exponentially. Beethoven’s Tempest Sonata was posthumously named according to an anecdote by Schindler, his publisher, after Beethoven suggested he read ‘Shakespeare’s Tempest’ to better understand the mood of this work. The short pieces by Liszt which open the recital demonstrate Liszt’s ability to marry technical wizardry, harmonic richness and simple poetry. Scriabin too shows his ability to create a series of perfect miniatures and a deep empathy for the piano.

Liszt: Wilde Jagd from Etudes d’exécution trascendante
Liszt: La Cloche Sonne S.238
Liszt: Vision from Etudes d’exécution transcendante (No 6)
Liszt: Wiegenlied S. 198
Beethoven: Sonata No 17, Op 31 No.2 ‘Tempest Sonata’
Scriabin: Prelude Op 48 No 2
Prelude Op 22 No 3
Danse languide Op 51 No 4
Prelude Op 22 No 4
Poeme aile Op 51 No 3
Mazurka Op 3 No 9
Prelude Op 11 No 13

Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

Presented by Kate Molleson
Produced by Lindsay Pell