Piano Lesson with Laszlo Gyimesi on Schubert Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4 in A flat Major D. 899
Arpeggios, phrasing, harmony, pedal, articulation, rhythm.
The impromptu is a 19th-century piano composition intended to produce the illusion of spontaneous improvisation. Schubert composed them in 1827. This impromptu is written in a ternary form, also called song form, where the first section (A) is repeated after second section (B). the opening theme consists of cascading arpeggios followed by chordal responses. There is a subordinate theme, accompanied by arpeggio triplets. Section B is a deeply felt, profound song with a chordal accompaniment.
László Gyimesi was born in Szentes, Hungary. He studied with Peter Solymos and Albert Simon at the Franz Liszt Academy and graduated with „Grand Prix“ in 1971. Further studies with Géza Anda in Zürich, with György Sebök at the Indiana University in Bloomington (USA) and with Stefan Askenase in Bonn. He was awarded prizes at several international piano competitions: Leeds/England, Liszt-Bartók/Budapest, Jose Iturbi/Valencia.
László Gyimesi has given concerts in his native Hungary, USA, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Romania, Spain and Switzerland and made recordings for Ex Libris and Musikszene Switzerland. He held professorships for piano in Stuttgart and Basel for over three decades.
3 июл 2015
