Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor is notable for being cast in a single, huge movement that subsumes the characteristics of the classical four-movement sonata.
Performer Biography
Oleg Marshev, the pianist on this recording, began his musical training at the legendary Gnessin School for Gifted Children at the age of five.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt, like many composers of his era, was deeply influenced by the poetry and plays of Goethe, which inspired many of his important works.
Composer Biography
Liszt dedicated his Piano Sonata in B minor to Robert Schumann, in return for Schumann's dedication of his C major Fantasie 15 years prior.
Composition History
Liszt's symphonic poem Tasso, Lamento e Trionfo was completed in 1849 and first performed in Weimar to mark the centenary of Goethe's birth.
Interpretation
Pianist Oleg Marshev believes an artist should 'serve the music' and finds the term 'virtuoso' empty if it implies showing off or merely fast fingers.
Recording & Production
Oleg Marshev is the first artist to have recorded the complete works for piano and orchestra by the Russian 'big four' (Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich) for a single company.
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