David Fray

Nov 6, 2022

Overview

French pianist David Fray, whose 2016 Symphony Center recital was “as intelligently selected as it was expressively played” (Chicago Tribune), returns with another illuminating program. Pieces from Liszt’s Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) — colorful evocations of Italian art and poetry — are juxtaposed with two exhilarating works by Schubert, including his Wanderer Fantasy.


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Program
Schubert

Allegretto from Three Piano Pieces, D. 946

Schubert 

Wanderer Fantasy

Liszt 

Sposalizio from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie

Liszt

Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este from Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année

Liszt

Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104 from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie

Liszt

Après une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata) from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie

Bach

Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [Encore]

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