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While the recital focuses on 19th century composers, the programme begins and ends with a nod to J.S. Bach. Among Bach's works that Franz Liszt revered were his six organ preludes and fugues. In transcribing them for piano, Liszt became a major influence on later arrangers. Heard here is the first in the set, Prelude and Fugue in A minor.    The Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 53, \"The Waldstein,\" by Beethoven-dedicated to his friend and patron, Count Ferdinand von Waldstein-comes from his aptly named \"Heroic\" period. It was written in 1804, two years after the watershed moment of his Heiligenstadt Testament, when he had contemplated suicide because of his encroaching deafness, but instead made the profound choice to channel his despair into a bold new musical style. The \"Waldstein\" Sonata is a vivid expression of this newfound path and of Beethoven's ability to transcend personal adversity to create ground-breaking works of deep complexity.    One of the renowned \"out-takes\" of musical history is Beethoven's Andante favori. He originally intended it as the slow movement of his \"Waldstein\" Sonata, but he substituted it with a shorter adagio labelled \"Introduzione.\" He had formed an attachment to the piece, though, and he published it as a stand-alone work, including it frequently in subsequent recitals. In an engaging piece of programming, Leon McCawley pairs it here with the \"Waldstein\" Sonata.    Two introspective works by Chopin follow. The Berceuse is a series of continuous contemplations on a simple, nocturne-like theme. In the Barcarolle, Chopin's affinity to the bel canto operatic style is strongly apparent, especially in the beautiful, florid figurations in the right hand.    Leon McCawley closes his beautifully curated recital with the Pr�lude, Choral et Fugue for solo piano by C�sar Franck. 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