Composed in 1828, the final year of the composer’s short life, Schubert’s Fantasia in F minor is often described as the greatest of all works for piano, four hands. The Fantasia forms the centerpiece of the collaborative all-Schubert album from pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Bertrand Chamayou, who first performed it together in 2016. The recording includes Andsnes performing the …

Leif Ove Andsnes explores the introspective side of Franz Liszt in program that pairs his Via Crucis for choir and piano with a selection of solo works that do not call for the composer’s trademark showmanship or virtuosity. Via Crucis is unlike any other work in the repertoire: a concentrated ritual drama, ranging from liturgical chant to Lisztian chromaticism at …