LISZT: Sonata in B minor - Lev Vlassenko

The great Georgian pianist, Lev Vlassenko, was born in 1928. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatoire in 1956 as laureate of the First Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, being runner up to the legendary Van Clyburn. He is thought of today as one of the greatest exponents of the music of Liszt and this recording is one of 22 such documents that survive of this remarkable musician’s art.

Liszt:
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)
Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5)
Vallée d'Obermann (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 6)
Transcendental Study, S139 No. 6 'Vision'

Lev Vlassenko (piano)