Grigory Sokolov
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The mastery of Grigory Sokolov, with an almost ascetic view of music, is back at Sala Suggia in a recital where Romanticism prevails. The fifteen variations that open the recital are a true masterpiece, with a wide range of piano resources on one of Beethoven's favourite forms - the theme and variations, in which he could give free rein to the enormous improvising ease he was recognised for. The basis is a melody by the composer himself that would later be part of his Third Symphony, “Eroica”. The free spirit of sensitivity is unleashed in Robert Schumann's “Kreisleriana”. Inspired by the works of E. T. A. Hoffmann, it presents the composer's aesthetic in an essential work that masterfully captures the expressiveness of the moment. In between, is the famous set of three Intermezzi op. 117 by Brahms, a perfect manifestation of the subjectivity of the romantic creator under the inspiration of poetic texts. He himself called them the “three lullabies for my sorrows”.
