Program

Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

Frédéric Chopin, Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Frédéric Chopin/Yevgeny Sudbin, À la minute (after Chopin's Waltz in D flat Major, Op. 64 No 1), for Piano

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Songs Without Words, Op. 67

4. Presto (Spinnerlied)

Franz Liszt, Liebestraum in A flat, S. 541 No. 3 "Love Dream"

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Liszt – With Evgeny Kissin

Verbier Festival 2007

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Cast

Evgeny Kissin — Pianist

Verbier Festival Orchestra

Esa-Pekka Salonen — Conductor

Program notes

Conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, the Verbier Festival Orchestra (VFO) accompanies one of the greatest pianists of our time, Evgeny Kissin. The Russian virtuoso performs masterworks by Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, and Liszt. Among the concert's highlights is the first of Beethoven's five piano concertos. Composed in 1795, it was officially premiered in 1800 with the composer himself at the keyboard.

Photo: © Mark Shapiro

A closer look: featured composers

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Liszt

Frédéric Chopin

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Further listening: featured works

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer)

Liebestraum in A flat, S. 541 No. 3 "Love Dream"

Franz Liszt (Composer)

Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)