Yoav Levanon - A Monument for Beethoven: Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann (CD)

For his debut on Warner Classics, the 17-year-old pianist Yoav Levanon has chosen a demanding programme of works by Liszt, Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Liszt's mighty Sonata in B minor forms the centrepiece of A Monument for Beethoven, an album honouring the four composers' contribution to the festivities which in 1845 marked Beethoven's 75th anniversary in the city of Bonn, his birthplace. When Yoav Levanon performed the programme in Paris in 2020, Le Monde declared him "already a great pianist". He describes the album as "a "musical journey that traverses many distinct planes" and which is "emblematic of the great fellowship and solidarity that exists among musicians".

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: I. Lento Assai - Allegro Energico
2. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: II. Grandioso
3. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: III. Cantando Espressivo
4. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: IV. Pesante - Recitativo
5. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: V. Andante Sostenuto
6. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VI. Quasi Adagio
7. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VII. Allegro Energico
8. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: VIII. Più Mosso
9. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: IX. Cantando Espressivo Senza Slentare
10. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: X. Stretta Quasi Presto - Presto - Prestissimo
11. Sonata in B minor, S. 178: XI. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Moderato - Lento Assai
12. Prelude in C-Sharp minor, No. 25, Op. 45
13. Variations Sérieuses in D minor, Op. 54
14. Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen
15. Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: II. Mässig, Durch Energisch
16. Fantaisie in C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam Getragen
17. Grandes Études de Paganini, S. 141: III. La Campanella