recital program: 3 big b-minor sonatas

• Richard Strauss - Piano Sonata B-minor op. 5
  
  I. Allegro molto appassionato
  II. Adagio Cantabile
  III. Scherzo. Presto - Trio. Un poco piu lento
  IV. Finale. Allegretto vivo
  
  Strauss' sonata is structured around simple motifs, and although being a work from his youth, this piece is surprisingly rich in musical contents and expression.
  
  
• Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
  
  I. Allegro maestoso
  II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
  III. Largo
  IV. Presto ma non tanto
  
  Chopin's sonata is more of a mature work, and as such demands much of the poetical, ariscocratical and subtle as well as robuste skills of the player.
  
  
• Franz Liszt - Piano Sonata B-minor
  
  Lento assai - Allegro Energico - Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Energico
  
  Liszt's sonata is diabolical, and incorporates all virtuoso elements of the late 19th century, like figured belcanto, octaves, passages, atmosphere-making, and is both lyrical and technical very demanding.
  

In the history of big piano sonatas these 3 works stand out by their full, rich and romantical contents. Where Chopin and Strauss both use a relatively 'classical' sonata form, with 4 separate movements in more or less the same sequence (fast-slow-scherzo-finale), the piece by Liszt is a bit more 'weird' in it's form, as all movements are conceived into one uninterrupted big work, where the theme returns in many disguises.

This program will be played by Tjako van Schie in live recitals in the seasons 2006-2009.
Also a CD recording of these sonatas is in preparation.

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