大象传媒

The Edinburgh International Festival welcomes back legendary pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja to perform works by Schubert, Schoenberg and Brahms. She begins her recital with Schubert's lyrical Allegretto from 3 Piano Pieces, D.946. In 1911, Arnold Schoenberg longed to move away from the large-scale, dense works that had been occupying him. Freed from these constraints and excited by their brevity, he set aside February 9th as a 'day off' to compose five of these musical epigrams. In contrast to these miniatures, Leonskaja ends her festival programme in symphonic style with Brahms's five-movement Sonata in F minor, inspired by Beethoven鈥檚 Fifth.

Schubert: No.2 from 3 Piano Pieces D.946 (Allegretto in E-flat major)
Schoenberg: Six Piano Pieces Op.19
Brahms: Sonata in F minor Op.5

Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano

Presenter: Donald Macleod
Producer: Gavin McCollum

Photo Credit: Julia Wesely