Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonate pour piano n° 14 en do dièse mineur, op. 27, 2 "Moonlight"

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Après une lecture de Dante, Fantasia quasi sonata

Modest Moussorgski (1839-1881)
Tableaux d'une exposition

Yuko Batik, piano

Pianist Yuko Batik, native from Japan, for many years based in Vienna, explores the human fantasy and imagination with her latest release: The Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky count among the most important and formative examples of so-called programmatic music. The descriptive impressions that befall the viewer while watching the paintings of a gallery caused many composers to adapt the original piano part for larger ensembles; however, the work in its original form is all the more impressive because the varied sounds and moods are achieved by the composing and playing techniques of only a single instrument. The Dante Sonata by Franz Liszt takes its programmatic content of Liszt's own reading of the Divine Comedy by the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri, whereas the Moonlight Sonata Op. 27/2 by Ludwig van Beethoven got its poetic sobriquet only after his death.