Piano Sonatas by Chopin (No 2) and Hough (No 4) are the twin peaks of a typically stimulating recital which—as always from Stephen Hough—spans centuries and styles with assurance. How often do Liszt’s ‘Funérailles’ and Gounod’s ‘Ave Maria’ share the same programme? Life is nothing if not unpredictable.

• 1. Bach/Busoni: Chaconne From Partita No.2 In D Minor Bwv1004
• 2. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor Op.35 - Grave. Dop
• 3. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor Op.35 - Scherzo
• 4. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor Op.35 - Marche Fun
• 5. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor Op.35 - Presto
• 6. Liszt: Funerailles No.7 of Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuse
• 7. Liszt: Bagatelle Sans Tonalite S216a
• 8. Busoni: Kammer-Fantasie Uber Carmen Bv284
• 9. Hough: Piano Sonata No.4 'Vida Breve'
• 10. Trad. Korean Song Arr. Hough: Arirang
• 11. Gounod Arr. Hough: J.S. Bach - Ave Maria Meditation Sur Le