The career of the Austrian pianist Till Fellner started in 1993, when he won the first prize of the Clara Haskil Competition in Switzerland. His broad repertoire includes classical recital pieces as well as premieres by contemporary masters. and however, are among his greatest specialties. His CDs are currently being released exclusively at ECM, as is this edition with piano music by Liszt and
… Beethoven. It is a (live) program full of subtle romantic emotions and visionary vistas. Including the series of variations with which Beethoven concluded his last piano sonata (No. 32, Op. 111). The concentrated playing Fellner is an ideal guide on this unusual journey, which gradually penetrates unknown territory. The other part concerns the Première année of s Années de pèlerinage. This was the musical travelogue of Liszt's wanderings with his mistress, Marie d'Agoult. (HJ)more
