Liszt believed that the essence of composition lay in limiting oneself to essentials, stating, 'A single idea must be there, not a mass of pseudo-ideas.'
Performer Biography
Margarita Höhenrieder, the pianist on this album, won first prize at the prestigious Busoni Competition in Bolzano in 1981, joining the ranks of pianists like Martha Argerich.
Performer Biography
Margarita Höhenrieder gave her first piano recital at age eleven and made her first recording at thirteen.
Performer Biography
Margarita Höhenrieder debuted at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1984, which was a great success.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's B minor Sonata uniquely combines the usual four sonata movements into a single, unbroken movement.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Chopin, influenced by his Polish heritage and training in Bach and Mozart, created a modern piano style that combines virtuosity with subtle style and bold harmony.
Critical Reception
Johannes Brahms, then an unknown composer, reportedly fell asleep when Liszt played his newly completed B minor Sonata in 1853.
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