Paul Badura-Skoda is one of the most important pianists of our time. A legendary artist who has been heard in all the world´s greatest concert halls and who has been associated with the world's greatest conductors including Furtwängler and von Karajan.
Paul Badura-Skoda's musical personality is characterised by complete immersion in music, a passionate search for the essential, and a sense of artistic responsibility.
Bach Partita no 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825 : Prélude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Menuet, Gigue
Mozart Sonata in A minor, K 310 : Allegro maestoso, Andante cantabile con espressione, Presto
Schubert Impromptus op. 90, no 3 in G flat major and no 2 in E flat major
Interval
Schmidt (1874 - 1939) Toccata d minor for left hand, 1938, dedicated to Paul Wittgenstein
Chopin 3 Waltzes in A minor op. 34, no 2, in C sharp Minor op. 64, no 2, in D flat Major op. 64, no 1 (“Valse minute”)
2 Nocturnes op. 27 no 1 in C sharp Minor– no 2 in D flat Major
4 Mazurkas op. 30 no 1 in C minor - no 2 in B minor – no 3 in D flat Major - no 4 in C sharp Minor
Barcarolle in F sharp major op. 60
Scherzo no 2 in B flat minor op. 31