Yuko Batik - Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1 - Batik: Waltz for Patrizia - Brahms: 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32, Op. 111 (2013)

Tracklist

01. Piano Sonata, Op. 1
02. Waltz for Patrizia
03. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 1. Intermezzo in B Minor
04. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 2. Intermezzo in E Minor
05. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 3. Intermezzo in C Major
06. 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119: No. 4. Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
07. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
08. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile



That the letter B is surrounded by a brilliant aura has been a widespread conviction since the beginning of the 19th century following the epoch-making impact of Bach and Beethoven. It would be interesting to conjecture which other composers might be ranked among the greatest today. Apart from Beethoven (Piano Sonata No. 32 op. 111), the Japanese-born pianist opted for Alban Berg with his Sonata for Piano op. 1 and Johannes Brahms (Piano Pieces op. 119). As a composer and musician, Roland Batik is entirely in the tradition of the very best in his treatment of role models and is here represented with the Waltz for Patrizia. Yuko Batik Yuko Batik, who was born in Japan, received her first piano lessons at the age of six. After 1991, she studied with Y. Kitamura at the Toho Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She already held concerts as a soloist with orchestras and solo recitals during her studies. On completing her studies, she underwent further training at the University of Music and the Performing Arts in Vienna, where she graduated with a Master of Arts in 2007. From 1999 to 2007, she studied with Roland Batik and then with Thomas Kreuzberger at the Conservatoire Private University in Vienna. There followed master classes, including ones held by Jörg Demus and Oleg Maisenberg. In 2006, she embarked on an intensive co-operation with Roland Batik in a piano duo. She has been invited to various festivals such as the Seibersdorf Castle Concerts, the Wiener Neustadt Spring, the Wörthersee Classics and on a tour through China in 2009. Many invitations to concerts in Austria, Hungary, Bosnia, Turkey and Japan underline the pianist's international status.

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