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Schubert/Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy; Tchaikovsky: Concert Fanta

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Details

Composer
Franz Schubert, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Artist
Lukas Geniusas, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Jul 31, 2026
Catalog #
ALPHA1225
UPC
3701624512258

About

Pianist Lukas Geniusas pays tribute to the fantasy, a form synonymous with freedom, dear to the Romantics. Schubert sets the figure of the wanderer to music in his Lied Der Wanderer, which, a few years later, would give rise to a large-scale instrumental work: the Fantasy in C major, D. 760 (1822), later known as the "Wanderer" Fantasy. It's four-part structure could be that of a four-movement sonata cycle, but these sections follow one another without interruption in a continuous process, like an uninterrupted journey. Fascinated by this work, Liszt wrote his transcription for piano and orchestra in 1851, two years before his famous Sonata in B minor, which is also monothematic and unfolds as a single, vast movement. More in line with the classicists, Tchaikovsky cultivates virtuosity and instrumental brilliance in his Concert Fantasy of 1884. With the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, conducted by Modestas Pitrenas, Geniusas offers a rare (if not unprecedented) pairing of these two fantasies, separated by just over six decades.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Quasi Rondo: Andante mosso 16:16
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Quasi Rondo: Andante mosso
    Duration
    16:16
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas
  2. 2 II. Contrastes: Andante cantabile - Molto vivace 13:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Contrastes: Andante cantabile - Molto vivace
    Duration
    13:49
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas
  3. 3 Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo - 05:49
    Track
    3
    Title
    Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo -
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas
  4. 4 Adagio - 07:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Adagio -
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas
  5. 5 Presto - 04:40
    Track
    5
    Title
    Presto -
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas
  6. 6 Allegro 03:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    Allegro
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Lukas Geniušas
    Ensemble
    St. Gallen Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Modestas Pitrėnas