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Romantic Piano Music

Live from Wigmore Hall: Llŷr Williams plays piano music by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin.

Live from Wigmore Hall: Llŷr Williams plays piano music by Schumann, Brahms, Liszt and Chopin.

Welsh pianist Llyr Williams is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. He opens tonight’s concert with a suite of piano pieces written by Schumann in 1931, inspired by Jean Paul's novel Flegeljahre.

Introduced by Martin Handley.

Schumann: Papillons, Op 2
Brahms: 4 Klavierstücke, Op 119
Liszt: Sposalizio (Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie S161)
Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op 59 No 1
Chopin: Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 63 No 3
Chopin: Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 4

Llŷr Williams (piano)

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Robert Schumann

    Papillons, Op 2

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Klavierstucke, Op 119

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Franz Liszt

    Annees de pelerinage, 2ieme annee (Sposalizio)

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Mazurka in A minor, Op 59 No 1

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op 63 No 3

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    Ballade No 3 in A flat, Op 47

    Performer: Llŷr Williams.

Broadcast

  • Mon 5 Oct 202013:00