This stimulating recital from Stephen Hough spans centuries and styles with assurance. Chopin's Piano Sonata No.2 and Hough's own Piano Sonata No.4 are the twin peaks in a program that includes the unlikely pairing of Liszt's FunÃ©railles and Gouno's Ave Maria.

Tracklist:

Bach:Partita No.2 in D minor, BWV1004 - V. Chaconne
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - I. Grave - Doppio movimento
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - II. Scherzo
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - III. Marche funÃ¨bre
Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op 35 - IV. Presto
Liszt: Harmonies poÃ©tiques et religieuses, S173 - VII. FunÃ©railles
Liszt: Bagatelle sans tonalitÃ©, S216a
Busoni: Kammer-Fantasie Ã¼ber Carmen, BV284
Hough: Piano Sonata No.4 'Vida breve'
Anonymous: Arirang
Gounod: MÃ©ditation sur le premier prÃ©lude de piano de J S Bach 'Ave Maria'

UPC: 034571282602
Label: Hyperion
Release Date: 1.29.21
Format: CD

Stephen Hough - Vida breve (CD)