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Piano Mondays: Francesco Piemontesi

Swiss-Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi performs at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg in a programme that includes Schubert's Sonata no. 18 and Liszt's Années de pèlerinage.

Swiss-Italian pianist Francesco Piemontesi performs at this year's Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg in a programme that includes Schubert's Sonata no. 18 in G, D894, which Schumann once described as the most perfect sonata in form and conception. Francesco Piemontesi also performs the first book of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage, subtitled Switzerland, which is a musical journey through the Alps, from the lake at Wallenstadt, the chapel of William Tell, and the Obermann Valley and the bells of Geneva.

Recorded on 24 June 2026 at the Angelika Kauffmann Hall in Schwarzenberg as part of the Schubertiade, and presented by Sarah Walker.

Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G, D894
Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage: pPremière année: Suisse, S160
Claude Debussy: Prelude. Moderement anime, from ‘Preludes, Book 2’ (encore)
Serge Rachmaninov: Prelude in G, op. 32/5 (encore).

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)

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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    Sonata In G Major D.894

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.

  • Franz Schubert

    Die Zauberharfe - Melodrama In 3 Acts D.644 ; Overture

    Conductor: Riccardo Muti. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • Schubert: Symphony No.2 etc: Wiener Philharmoniker/Muti.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 5.

  • Franz Liszt

    Annees De Pelerinage - 1er Annee, Suisse S.160

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.

  • Claude Debussy

    Preludes Book 2 No.12; Feux D'artifice

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    13 Preludes Op.32 ; No.5 In G Major

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi.

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet - fantasy overture

    Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • ALPHA.

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