Poetic sensitivity, clarity of tone, and a refined shaping of musical meaning in every phrase: these are the hallmarks of Italian-Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi. Such qualities are invaluable in approaching the elegiac Piano Sonata in G major from Schubert’s late period, as well as the masterful cycle Years of Pilgrimage, which encapsulates the evolution of Liszt’s compositional thinking.
The sensitivity and multifaceted expressiveness of the first suite—Première Année: Suisse—confirm that Liszt, the “poet of the piano” and simultaneously the first true “star” in the instrument’s history, was far from confined to virtuosic display. Filled with evocative imagery and rich literary references to Goethe, Lord Byron, and Friedrich Schiller, Suisse represents the distilled essence of the composer’s experiences during his stay in the Alpine landscape.
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