Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 (Liszt)
from Liszt: Nikolai Demidenko plays Liszt (CDA66616)
1 Lento assai [0'56]
2 Allegro energico [2'39]
3 Grandioso [2'35]
4 Cantando espressivo [4'27]
5 Pesante / Recitativo [2'42]
6 Andante sostenuto [1'05]
7 Quasi Adagio [6'52]
8 Allegro energico [1'20]
9 Allegro energico [0'51]
10 Più mosso [2'14]
11 Cantando espressivo [1'53]
12 Stretta quasi Presto / Presto [0'40]
13 Prestissimo [0'55]
14 Andante sostenuto [1'18]
15 Allegro moderato [1'16]
16 Lento assai [1'10]
32 minutes 53 seconds 16 tracks
‘Virtuosity of a kind to which few other pianists could pretend’ (Gramophone)
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