Grigory Sokolov

Grigory Sokolov at Esterhazy Palace (2CD+Bluray Video)

One of today's great pianists performs in a venue steeped in history: Grigory Sokolov, whose every recital is storied, at the Haydnsaal of Schloss Esterhazy, Eisenstadt, where Joseph Haydn lived and worked for some three decades. Sokolov, "the best the classical world has to offer" (Der Spiegel), plays three Haydn sonatas, the Schubert Impromptus D 935, and a generous selection of encores, all in the spectacular hall in which Haydn himself would have performed countless times. His concert from September 2018 is now available as a combined pack with 2 CDs and a BluRay Video.

TRACK LIST

CD 1
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Sonata in G minor Hob. XVI:44
Moderato
Allegretto

Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI:32
Allegro moderato
Menuetto – Trio (Minore)
Finale. Presto

Sonata in C sharp minor Hob. XVI:36
Moderato
Scherzando. Allegro con brio
Menuetto – Trio

CD 2 / Blu-Ray Video
FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Impromptus D 935
No. 1 in F minor: Allegro moderato
No. 2 in A flat major: Allegretto
No. 3 in B flat major: Thema. Andante – Var. I–V
No. 4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando

Encores
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Impromptu in A flat major D 899/4
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764)
Le Rappel des oiseaux from Pièces de clavecin
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Hungarian Melody in B minor D 817
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810–1849)
Prélude in D flat major “Raindrop” op. 28/15
ALEXANDER GRIBOYEDOV (1795–1829)
Waltz in E minor
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
Des pas sur la neige L 117/6 from Préludes, Book 1

Blu-Ray Video
Opening
JOSEPH HAYDN (1732–1809)
Sonata in G minor Hob. XVI:44
Moderato
Allegretto

Sonata in B minor Hob. XVI:32
Allegro moderato
Menuetto – Trio (Minore)
Finale. Presto

Sonata in C sharp minor Hob. XVI:36
Moderato
Scherzando. Allegro con brio
Menuetto – Trio

FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797–1828)
Impromptus D 935
No. 1 in F minor: Allegro moderato
No. 2 in A flat major: Allegretto
No. 3 in B flat major: Thema. Andante – Var. I–V
No. 4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando