Program

Ludwig van Beethoven/Anton Rubinstein, Turkish March

Frédéric Chopin, Grande Valse brillante in A flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1

Franz Liszt, Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141

No. 3 in G-sharp Minor: La Campanella (Allegretto)

Evgeny Kissin, Interview

Frédéric Chopin, Nocturnes, Op. 27

No. 2 in D flat major

Franz Schubert/Leopold Godowsky, Six Musical Moments, D. 780

No. 3 in F minor

Ludwig van Beethoven, Rondo a Capriccio, Op. 129, "Rage over a lost penny"

Frédéric Chopin, Four Mazurkas, Op. 67

No. 4 in A minor

Frédéric Chopin, Waltz in E Minor, Op. posth.

Evgeny Kissin gives an unforgettable series of encores at the 1997 BBC Proms

Royal Albert Hall

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Evgeny Kissin — Piano

Program notes

Christopher Nupen films the Russian piano star Evgeny Kissin, a true musical phenomenon! On August 10, 1997, Kissin became the first musician in the hundred-year history of the London Proms to be invited to perform a solo recital. Taking place on a blazing-hot Sunday afternoon in August, Kissin's concert attracted a record-breaking audience, the largest number of listeners ever for a BBC Proms event!

To round off the recital, Kissin offered his rapt listeners a series of encores—the longest in the history of the Proms' 103-year history in Royal Albert Hall! In this film the encores are included in their entirety: Kissin performs works by Liszt, Beethoven, Schubert, and Chopin, some of his favorite composers.

Also available: Evgeny Kissin, The Gift of Music, a portrait by Christopher Nupen.

A closer look: featured composers

Frédéric Chopin

Ludwig van Beethoven

Franz Schubert

Franz Liszt

Further listening: featured works

Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141

Franz Liszt (Composer)

Nocturnes, Op. 27

Frédéric Chopin (Composer)