A colourful and transcendent recording by Pletnev, who always manages to bring unexpected textures into relatively well-trodden works. The Dante Sonata, the most important piece from Liszt's Annees de Pelerinage, is an extraordinary work in many
Vitaly Pisarenko, First Prize winner of the 8th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition, plays Liszt - Années de pèlerinage - Deuxième année: Italie, S161 No.7 Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata. www.pisarenkovitaly.com
Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata from Années de pèlerinage II, Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161, No. 7, "Dante Sonata" piano: Arcadi Volodos performed: March 1, 2009 Musikverein, Vienna
14th International Tchaikovsky Competition Round 1 Liszt—Après une lecture du Dante: fantasia quasi sonata, S.161, No. 7 Piano : Seong-jin Cho (He was 17 years old, 3rd Prize) Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, June 18, 2011
