(2009) Metamorphose (n): Transcriptions for Piano After Romantics Composers Michel Sasson Pierre Wissmer was simultaneously writing

Pierre Wissmer was simultaneously writing a concertante version entitled Concertino-Croisière

was first performed

The communist state condemned his works in the 1940’s

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they provided the impulse and inspiration for Mozart to compose six new quartets of his own

(2009) Metamorphose (n): Transcriptions for Piano After Romantics Composers Michel Sasson Pierre Wissmer was simultaneously writingOur first encounter with the young German pianist took place three years ago; during the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad. Winner of the "Marguerite Dtschler Prize"; he subsequently recorded two magnificent Liszt concerts with the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz and Ari Rasilainen (Claves CD 50 2707). Today he is back with a recital programme centered around the art of transcription very much in fashion during the 19th and early 20th century.