Llŷr Williams: Schubert - Vol. 8 Llyr Williams

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Műllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565:
• 1 Műllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565: I. Das Wandern 02:01
• 2 Műllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S. 565: II. Der Műller und der Bach 06:21
• 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558:
• 3 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: IV. Erlkönig 04:45
• 4 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: VII. Frühlingsglaube 03:41
• 6 Melodien von Franz Schubert, S. 563:
• 5 6 Melodien von Franz Schubert, S. 563: VI. Die Forelle 03:37
• Schwanengesang von Franz Schubert, S. 560:
• 6 Schwanengesang von Franz Schubert, S. 560: VII. Ständchen 06:00
• 7 Schwanengesang von Franz Schubert, S. 560: X. Liebesbotschaft 03:03
• 8 Schwanengesang von Franz Schubert, S. 560: III. Aufenthalt 03:40
• 9 Schwanengesang von Franz Schubert, S. 560: VI. In der Ferne 06:59
• Franz Schuberts geistliche Lieder, S. 562:
• 10 Franz Schuberts geistliche Lieder, S. 562: I. Litaney auf das Fest aller Seelen 03:26
• 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558:
• 11 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: IX. Ständchen 03:03
• Winterreise von Franz Schubert, S. 561:
• 12 Winterreise von Franz Schubert, S. 561: IV. Die Post 02:53
• 13 Winterreise von Franz Schubert, S. 561: VII. Der Lindenbaum 05:02
• 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558:
• 14 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: II. Auf dem Wasser zu singen 04:47
• 15 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: III. Du bist die Ruh 05:11
• 16 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: XII. Ave Maria 06:21
• Total Runtime 01:10:50

Info for Llŷr Williams: Schubert - Vol. 8

In a word I feel myself the most unhappy and wretched creature in the world. Imagine a man whose health will never be right again, and who in sheer despair over this ever makes things worse and worse instead of better ...but I have tried my hand at several instrumental things ... in fact, I intend to pave the way towards a grand symphony in this manner. These extracts from a letter of 1824 epitomize the paradox of Schubert, the manic-depressive composer. On the one hand his music has that world-weary element of profound grief the most wretched creature in the world and on the other a life-affirming exuberance bordering on the manic that characterizes the Wanderer-Fantasie and parts of the D major sonata D.850. In this final volume Llyr Williams plays a selection of Franz Liszt's evocative Schubert song transcriptions, including works from Die schöne Müllerin, Wintereise and Schwanengesang.

Llŷr Williams, piano

Llyr Williams
Welsh pianist Llyr Williams is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. He has worked with orchestras including the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Phiharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, London Mozart Players, Sinfonia Cymru, I Pomeriggi Musicali, Meininger Hofkapelle, Berner Kammerorchester, and the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg. A regular performer in the Wigmore Hall’s main piano series, he also appears at the BBC Proms in London, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in the USA and has given many acclaimed performances at the Edinburgh International Festival. He is a regular performer at the East Neuk Festival in Scotland, Piano aux Jacobins in Toulouse, and currently artist in residence at Galeri Caernarfon in Wales.

Williams is an acclaimed performer of Beethoven with one complete piano sonata cycle under his belt and another under way. The first one in the form of an epic two-week marathon during the Edinburgh International Festival won him the prestigious South Bank Show award, the second spread over three seasons, at the Wigmore Hall and Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff started in October 2014 and will run until June 2017. He is also collaborating with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in performances of all five Beethoven piano concerti, and completed a three-year residency with the Elias Quartet at Glasgow Concert Halls, exploring Beethoven’s piano sonatas and string quartets. Highlights in 2016/17 include recital debuts at the Washington Performing Arts series, Da Camera in Houston and Portland Piano International.

Llyr Williams’ great love of lieder has led him to become one of the regular official accompanists at the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition; resulting in further partnerships with Jamie Barton in Edinburgh, baritone Quinn Kelsey, and Mongolian bass Amartuvshin Enkhbat. He also has an ongoing collaboration with violinist Alexander Janiczek, with whom he recently appeared at Mozarteum Salzburg and the Wigmore Hall.

Llyr Williams’ eclectic taste is reflected in his discography. His latest release features the Wigmore Hall Beethoven cycle, the first three volumes of which are already available exclusively on digital platforms, while his critically acclaimed CD Wagner Without Words (Signum, August 2014) reflects Williams’ intimate relationship with operatic music. Williams had previously recorded two solo albums for Signum, the first one in 2010 with music by Mussorgsky, Debussy and Liszt and the second in 2012 featuring works by Liszt. Llŷr Williams is the subject of two films produced for S4C: the first of which won a Welsh BAFTA for Best Music Programme, and the second featured his debut at Carnegie Hall. Born in 1976 in Pentrebychan, North Wales, Llŷr Williams read music at The Queen’s College, Oxford and went on to take up a postgraduate scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music where he won every available prize and award. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He was an active member of the Live Music Now! scheme for several years, was selected for Young Concert Artists in 2002. From 2003-2005 he was a BBC New Generation Artist and in 2004 received a Borletti- Buitoni Trust award.

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