Liszt had a particular affection for the music of Schubert whom he considered to be “the most poetic musician who ever lived”. Ordered according to key relationships rather than the narrative content of the verse, his transcriptions of Schubert’s two great song cycles, Winterreise and Schwanengesang are outstanding examples of the genre and formed a popular part of his concert programmes during his years as a travelling virtuoso. Avan Yu, one of Canada’s most exciting pianists, won the gold medal at the Canadian Chopin Competition at the age of seventeen.
Schubert - Winterreise, S561/R246 (excerpts)
1. No. 1. Gute Nacht 00:05:08
2. No. 2. Die Nebensonnen 00:03:54
3. No. 3. Mut! 00:01:20
4. No. 4. Die Post 00:02:42
5. No. 5. Erstarrung 00:03:05
6. No. 8. Der Leiermann 00:02:16
7. No. 9. Tauschung 00:01:37
8. No. 10. Das Wirtshaus 00:04:51
Schubert - Schwanengesang, S560/R245 (excerpts)
9. No. 1. Die Stadt 00:02:49
10. No. 2. Das Fischermadchen 00:03:07
11. No. 4. Am Meer 00:04:36
12. No. 5. Abschied 00:04:28
13. No. 6. In der Ferne 00:06:49
14. No. 7. Standchen, "Leise flehen meine lieder" 00:05:39
15. No. 9. Fruhlingssehnsucht 00:02:40
16. No. 11. Der Atlas 00:02:36
17. No. 13. Die Taubenpost 00:04:36
18. No. 14. Kriegers Ahnung 00:06:45