Kirill Gerstein at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall

Fiery Hungarian folk music, brilliant flights of fancy, and pianism on the grand scale is showcased by Kirill Gerstein, praised for his “blazing technique, [and] wonderful command of color and nuance” (The Wall Street Journal). Hear how Liszt and Brahms fashioned traditional Hungarian music into virtuoso showpieces, Bartók and Kurtág explored new worlds of pianistic color, and more. For sheer excitement, there’s also Schubert’s “Wanderer Fantasy,” an energetic tour-de-force that soars with symphonic power. Part of: Keyboard Virtuosos III: Keynotes Performers Kirill Gerstein, Piano Program LISZT Ungarischer Geschwindsmarsch LISZT Mephisto-Polka LISZT Csárdás obstiné, S...

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Fiery Hungarian folk music, brilliant flights of fancy, and pianism on the grand scale is showcased by Kirill Gerstein, praised for his “blazing technique, [and] wonderful command of color and nuance” (The Wall Street Journal). Hear how Liszt and Brahms fashioned traditional Hungarian music into virtuoso showpieces, Bartók and Kurtág explored new worlds of pianistic color, and more. For sheer excitement, there’s also Schubert’s “Wanderer Fantasy,” an energetic tour-de-force that soars with symphonic power. Part of: Keyboard Virtuosos III: Keynotes Performers Kirill Gerstein, Piano Program LISZT Ungarischer Geschwindsmarsch LISZT Mephisto-Polka LISZT Csárdás obstiné, S. 225, No. 2 BUSONI "Turandots Frauengemach" from Elegien THOMAS ADÈS Blanca Variations from The Exterminating Angel BRAHMS Variations on a Hungarian Song, Op. 21, No. 2 BARTÓK Piano Sonata HAYDN Fantasia in C Major GYÖRGY KURTÁG Selections from Játékok SCHUBERT Fantasy in C Major, D. 760, "Wanderer Fantasy"

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