BBC Proms 2022 - Proms at Truro Scarlatti Liszt and Chopin (320kbps .mp3)

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Live at the BBC Proms: Alim Beisembayev plays Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 alongside music by Liszt and Scarlatti.

Presented by Nicola Heywood Thomas, live from Hall for Cornwall, Truro.

01. Scarlatti and Liszt - Sonatas and etudes
i. Domenico Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in G major, K13
ii. Domenico Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, K247
iii. Domenico Scarlatti: Piano Sonata in C minor, K22
iv. Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études – No. 3: Paysage
v. Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études – No. 4: Mazeppa
vi. Franz Liszt: Transcendental Études – No. 5: Feux follets
01a. Introduction to the Truro Prom

02. Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
02a. Introduction to Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2


Alim Beisembayev (piano)
‘The most valuable commodity is a real musical personality,’ wrote Andrew Clements of The Guardian, reporting on the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition. ‘To judge from the final, Beisembayev certainly has that.’ Since his victory at Leeds, this young piano virtuoso from Kazakhstan has seen his career take off, with critics applauding his ‘high-powered’ playing. In this, his Proms debut, he tackles three cornerstones of the keyboard repertoire: the vivacity and wit of Scarlatti’s sonatas, the high-Romantic drama of Chopin’s expansive Second Sonata and – like a sudden volley of fireworks at the heart of the recital – three of Liszt’s spectacular Transcendental Études.

Broadcast: 31 July 2022