Liszt: Der Wanderer (No. 11 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558)

The artist writes “I feel the French word ”Voyageurs” best covers, in a single word, the many facets of the traveler…….. Making these various aspects of traveling in the broadest sense of the word, audible is the goal of my selection of these works.” Recorded live at the Vienna Musikverein.

In November 1822 , Schubert put the final touches to the 'Wanderer' fantasy in C major, the fruit of a commission from his exact contemporary, Emmanuel Karl von Liebenberg, a pupil of Hummel and most assuredly a seasoned pianist, to judge from the formidable difficulties with which this celebrated piece is studded. Never again did Schubert attain such virtuosity on the keyboard, and it was this virtuosity, as much as the novelty of the work's intentions, that fascinated Liszt, who seized on the fantasy, which he frequently performed in concert and transcribed for piano and orchestra.

Timur Sergeyenia was born in Minsk, Belarus, in 1969. His musical education began when he was three years old at a special school for talented children at the National Conservatory Minsk. His teacher was Prof. Vladimir Kuzmenko. Sergeyenia has studied with Irina Tswetajewa and has performed more than 1500 hundred concerts throughout Europe.