For his debut on Warner Classics, the 17-year-old pianist Yoav Levanon has chosen a demanding programme of works by Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Liszt's mighty Sonata in B minor forms the centrepiece of A Monument for Beethoven, an album honouring the four composers' contribution to the festivities which in 1845 marked Beethoven's 75th anniversary in the city of Bonn, his birthplace. When Yoav Levanon performed the programme in Paris in 2020, Le Monde declared him "already a great pianist". He describes the album as "a "musical journey that traverses many distinct planes" and which is "emblematic of the great fellowship and solidarity that exists among musicians".

Tracklist:

Sonata in B minor, S. 178: I. Lento Assai - Allegro Energico
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: II. Grandioso
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: III. Cantando Espressivo
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: IV. Pesante - Recitativo
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: V. Andante Sostenuto
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VI. Quasi Adagio
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VII. Allegro Energico
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VIII. PiÃ¹ Mosso
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: IX. Cantando Espressivo Senza Slentare
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: X. Stretta Quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo
Sonata in B minor, S. 178: XI. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato - Lento Assai
Prelude in C-Sharp minor, No. 25, Op. 45
Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen
Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: II. MÃ¤ssig, Durch Energisch
Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam Getragen
Grandes Ã‰tudes de Paganini, S. 141: III. La Campanella

UPC: 190296425523
Label: Warner Classics
Release Date: 6.17.22
Format: CD

Levanon, Yoav - A Monument for Beethoven: Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann (CD)