Grigory Sokolov at Esterházy Palace (Live) Grigory Sokolov

• Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809): Sonata (Divertimento) No. 32 in G minor Hob. XVI:44:
• 1Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 32 in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: I. Moderato (Live)09:57
• 2Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 32 in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44: II. Allegretto (Live)04:56
• Sonata (Divertimento) No. 47 in B minor Hob. XVI:32:
• 3Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: I. Allegro moderato (Live)07:07
• 4Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: II. Minuet - Trio (Live)04:31
• 5Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B Minor, Hob. XVI:32: III. Finale. Presto (Live)04:49
• Sonata No. 49 in C sharp minor Hob. XVI:36:
• 6Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 49 in C Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: I. Moderato (Live)09:25
• 7Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 49 in C Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: II. Scherzando. Allegro con brio (Live)03:09
• 8Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No. 49 in C Sharp Minor, Hob. XVI:36: III. Minuet - Trio (Live)05:30
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1928): Impromptus D 935 (op. post. 142):
• 9Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 1 in F Minor. Allegro moderato (Live)13:46
• 10Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A Flat Major. Allegretto (Live)08:36
• 11Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B Flat Major. Theme and 5 Variations (Live)12:53
• 12Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 4 in F Minor. Allegro scherzando (Live)08:34
• 13Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A Flat Major. Allegretto (Live)08:30
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764): Suite in E Minor, RCT 2:
• 14Rameau: Suite in E Minor, RCT 2: V. Le Rappel des oiseaux (Live)03:01
• Franz Schubert: Suite in E Minor, RCT 2: Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D. 817:
• 15Schubert: Hungarian Melody in B Minor, D. 817 (Live)04:06
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): 24 Préludes, Op. 28:
• 16Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D Flat Major. Sostenuto "Raindrop" (Live)07:07
• Alexander Griboyedov (1795 - 1829): 2 Waltzes:
• 17Griboyedov: 2 Waltzes: No. 2 in E Minor (Live)02:27
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes / Book 1, L. 117:
• 18Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: VI. Des pas sur la neige (Live)04:22
• Total Runtime02:02:46

Info for Grigory Sokolov at Esterházy Palace (Live)

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 Esterházy, 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.

Recorded at the beautiful Haydnsaal in the Esterházy Palace in Eisenstadt, Austria, where Haydn worked for nearly thirty years, Grigory Sokolov presents a meticulously assembled program of Haydn and Schubert. Known for his dedication to his repertoire in concert, he requests the audience to abstain from applause in-between each of Haydn’s Sonatas so as to allow the recital to flow uninterrupted. It is difficult not to be completely enveloped in his playing; Grigory Sokolov is truly one of the finest pianists of our time.

Grigory Sokolov, Klavier

Grigory Sokolov
Born in St Petersburg, Grigory Sokolov began studying piano when he was five, attracting early attention from Russian musical circles due to his precocious and extraordinary talent. At seven, he was admitted to the St Petersburg Music Academy in Leah Zelikhman's class. In 1966, at the age of sixteen he rose to prominence in the musical world as one of the most interesting and promising talents of his generation by winning the First Prize of the Tchaikovsky Competition, an award granted unanimously by a jury presided by Emil Gilels.

The depth of his musical approach, the width of his repertoire (from Byrd to Schönberg), the seriousness and originality of his musical intentions, together with the precision of his performance are praised by the public and by world critics alike. He is regularly invited to perform in the most prominent venues in Europe, the United States and Japan. He has appeared in London, Paris, Vienna, Berlin, Amsterdam, Munich, New York… and worked with the most prestigious orchestras such as the New York, London and Munich Philharmonic orchestras. Myung Whun Chung, Neeme Järvi, Herbert Blomstedt, Sakari Oramo, Valery Gergiev, Trevor Pinnock are among the 200 conductors under whose baton he has performed.

His discography with Melodya and now Opus 111 also includes live recordings acclaimed by the press, such as historical recordings of pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev. About his recording of The Art of Fugue with Opus 111, critic Bill Newman describes Sokolov's performance as full of skill, clarity and rythmic panache. His version of the Diabelli Variations (Opus 111) is also hailed by the critics.

Grigory Sokolov's performances use the whole spectrum of colours allowed by the instrument and contrast the slightest nuances of the partition. His talent associates a volcanic personality with an unmatched musical stature.

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