Nicolas Economou gives a brilliant performance of Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor, which demands superb virtuoso skill. Recorded live from the Kongressaal, Munich.

Franz Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor
I. Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro energico

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Nicolas Economou (Greek: Νικόλας Οικονόμου; 11 August 1953 – 29 December 1993) was a Cypriot composer and pianist born in Nicosia, Cyprus. A precociously gifted pianist, Economou came to international attention at the 1969 Tchaikovsky Competition when he was 16. After studying at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow he eventually moved via Düsseldorf to Munich. From his base there he established himself throughout Europe as a concert pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and organiser of music festivals. In December 1993 Economou was killed in an automobile accident in Cyprus while driving at night in thick fog.