Performers
- Illia Ovcharenko piano
Programme
Sergei Bortkiewicz 4 Klavierstücken, Op. 65 (selection) [6’]
1. Song without words (Lied ohne Worte)
2. Etude
Levko Revutsky Three Preludes, Op. 4 [5’]
1. in D-flat major
2. in F-sharp minor
3. in C-sharp minor
Levko Revutsky Two Preludes, Op. 7 [5’]
1. in E-flat major
2. in B-flat minor
Levko Revutsky Sonata-Allegro in B minor [13’]
Ferenc Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178 [30’]
Concert description
A genius of the Romantic era and a legendary piano virtuoso, Franz Liszt was a citizen of the world. His talent manifested itself at an early age, and from his childhood years he toured many corners of Europe. Germany, France and Italy became the composer’s adopted homelands. Although he was cut off from his native land when he was young and initially did not even speak his native language, he always felt an overwhelming bond with Hungary. It was evident in his works – directly in the use of folk melodies and scales in the Hungarian Rhapsodies, and indirectly, as reflected in the elemental and dark nature of the theme of the Piano Sonata in B minor, known as the “encyclopedia of Lisztian pianism.”
Liszt started the tradition of solo instrumental recitals, and developed harmonics and performance techniques in ways even contemporaries could not have dreamed of. His work is an ever-beating source of inspiration – Sergei Bortkiewicz, who also happened to be an émigré, admitted to being fascinated by it. Like Levko Revutsky, who was not much younger than him, he returned for most of his life to the music and memories of his native Ukraine.
– Karolina Dąbek (pisanezesluchu.pl)