Seong-Jin Cho – Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 “Lento Assai”

“Playing Liszt is like entering a state of ecstasy.” In his latest album, the Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho explores three peaks of the piano repertoire – Liszt’s Sonata in B minor, Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasy and Berg’s Sonata Op. 1. Completed in 1853 and dedicated to Robert Schumann, Liszt’s B minor Sonata shocked many early audiences with its symphonic scale and revolutionary single-movement form. “It deals with life, love and death, with Mephistopheles and Faust,” Seong-Jin Cho comments. “I see these thirty minutes of music as a life cycle, with the climax in the middle.” Since winning the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, one of the most prestigious of all prizes for young artists, Cho has become a regular at the world’s leading concert halls. His latest album, “The Wanderer”, follows critically acclaimed recordings of works by Mozart and Debussy. Audio Producer: Sid McLauchlan Video Director: Jürgen Schindler Video Producer: Jürgen Schindler Seong-Jin Cho – Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 “Lento Assai” Listen to “The Wanderer”: http://DG.lnk.to/Wanderer Subscribe here – The Best Of Classical Music: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG ___ Find Deutsche Grammophon Online Homepage: http://deutschegrammophon.com Facebook: http://fb.com/deutschegrammophon Twitter: http://twitter.com/dgclassics Instagram: http://instagram.com/dgclassics Newsletter: http://deutschegrammophon.com/gpp/index/newsletter ___ 最高のクラシック音楽―登録はこちら: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG 最优质古典音乐 – 此处订阅: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG Лучшая Классическая Музыка - Подписаться: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG La mejor música clásica - Suscríbase aquí: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG Le meilleur de la musique classique. Pour vous abonner cliquez ici: http://bit.ly/Subscribe_DG #SeongJinCho #Piano #Liszt