Chopin. Mozart. Liszt

Featuring

Yulianna Avdeeva
Frédéric Chopin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Liszt

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Compositional Technique

Liszt's transcription of Verdi's Aida combines the sacred ritual dance from the opera's first act with the final duet of the protagonists, who are immured alive.

Performer Biography

Pianist Yulianna Avdeeva won first prize at the prestigious International Chopin Competition in Warsaw in 2010.

Instruments

Mozart himself noted that his Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284, sounded "incomparable on Stein's pianoforte," referring to the new fortepianos by Johann Andreas Stein.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Chopin held a high opinion of only two composers: Bach and Mozart, admiring their clarity of expression, style, and sound.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt's transcriptions of orchestral and vocal music, such as Verdi's Aida, were part of his humanistic approach to make these works accessible to audiences, especially in the provinces.

Composition History

Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284, was the first of his sonatas written specifically for the fortepiano, not the harpsichord.

Compositional Technique

The use of Johann Andreas Stein's newly developed fortepianos for Mozart's K. 284 sonata led to many dynamic markings in the score, which were rare in Mozart's earlier works.