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Wigmore Hall: Valentina Lisitsa

Live from Wigmore Hall, London, Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents a piano recital by Valentina Lisitsa. Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest). Liszt: Sonata in B minor.

Live from Wigmore Hall in London, Ukrainian-born pianist Valentina Lisitsa plays two great Romantic piano sonatas of the 19th century: Beethoven's 'Tempest' Sonata, Op 31 No 2; and the giant one-movement Sonata in B minor by Liszt, one of the most intellectually and physically demanding works in the piano repertoire.

Valentina Lisitsa (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 (Tempest)
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor.

58 minutes

Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in D minor, Op 31 No 2 'Tempest'

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.
  • Franz Liszt

    Piano Sonata in B minor, S178

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 14 Apr 2014 13:00
  • Sun 20 Apr 2014 13:00