Liszt: Complete soirées de Vienne

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Alberto Ferro
Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro has won numerous international piano competitions, including the 2nd Prize at the 'Ferruccio Busoni' International Piano Competition in Bolzano (2015) and 1st Prize at the International Telekom Beethoven Competition in Bonn (2017).

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Liszt, a brilliant composer, also possessed the gift of recognizing music worthy of being passed down to future generations, actively promoting Franz Schubert's repertoire through transcriptions and fantasias.

Composition History

Liszt's Soirées de Vienne, published in 1853, preserved the purity of Franz Schubert's melodic lines while creating new compositions by uniquely combining various waltz elements.

Compositional Technique

Liszt's harmonic experimentation in the Soirées de Vienne is crucial, as he chose dances where Franz Schubert adopted intrepid modulations and repeatedly affirmed these visionary peculiarities.

Performer Biography

Alberto Ferro, born in Italy in 1996, began piano studies at age seven and achieved his Master's degree under the guidance of Professor Epifanio Comis.

Compositional Technique

Liszt amplifies and intensifies the richness of sound in the Soirées de Vienne, using layered sound and the pedal to transform Franz Schubert's lean sonorities into resonant opulence.