Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews ever since her debut in Avery Fisher Hall for the Mostly Mozart Festival.

Tracklist:

Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57, "appassionata": I. Allegro Assai
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57, "appassionata": Ii. Andante Con Moto
Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57, "appassionata": Iii. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Presto
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 1. Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 2. Curiose Geschichte
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 3. Hasche-Mann
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 4. Bittendes Kind
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 5. Gluckes Genug
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 7. Traumerei
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 8. Am Camin
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 9. Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 10. Fast Zu Ernst
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 11. Furchtenmachen
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 12. Kind im Einschlummern
Kinderszenen (Scenes Of Childhood), Op. 15: No. 13. Der Dichter Spricht
Fantaisie Sur Des Motifs De Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Op. 63
Totentanz, S525/R188

UPC: 747313249176
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.28.10
Format: CD

Beethoven/Schumann/Thalberg; - Sonata 23 / Kinderszenen / Grande Fantaisie Sur (CD)