Sleeping Beauty – Nostalgia II
Chamber Music
Sunday, 27. July 2025
6 p.m., Church Saanen
Early in his career, Daniil Trifonov was hailed for his astonishing technical brilliance. Today, he has transformed from a prodigious virtuoso into a unique and versatile artist. His latest recital programme beautifully reflects this journey: Timeless Chopin waltzes set the stage, drawing us into the magical realms of Tchaikovsky’s ballets, brilliantly transcribed for piano by Mikhail Pletnev. The programme culminates in Alberto Ginastera’s Second Sonata, a profound work composed near the end of his life in Geneva in 1983. It resonates with the “fragrant sounds” of his Argentinian homeland, a wellspring of deep inspiration. This is music filled with yearning: Chopin’s grief for a lost Poland, Tchaikovsky’s nostalgia for childhood innocence, and Ginastera’s vivid evocation of Latin America’s landscapes and soul.
Daniil Trifonov, Piano
| Peter Tschaikowsky (1840–1893) | |
| Piano Sonata in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. 80 | 25' |
| Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849) | |
| Waltz in E Major, KK Iva/12 | 3' |
| Waltz in F Minor/A-flat Major, Op. posth. 70 No. 2 | 3' |
| Waltz in A-flat Major from the 3 Valses, Op. 64 (No. 3) | 4' |
| Waltz in D-flat Major from the 3 Valses, Op. 64 (No. 1), “Minute Waltz” | 2' |
| Waltz in A Minor from the 3 Valses brillantes, Op. 34 (No. 2) | 6' |
| Waltz in E Minor, KK Iva/15 | 4' |
| Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983) | |
| Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 53 | 12' |
| Peter Tschaikowsky (1840–1893) | |
| Suite from the ballet “Sleeping Beauty” (arr. by Mikhail Pletnev) | 30' |
| 90' | |