Erato presents one of Europe’s most celebrated classical events – the annual Verbier Festival – releasing an official album for the first time, presenting highlights from the thrilling 2014 concerts. Since 1994, the high-profile, high-altitude festival in the Swiss Alps has been a breath of fresh air for musicians and audiences alike, each year attracting a who’s who of classical music without losing the intimacy and community fostered in this uniquely inspiring locale. Twenty years after the first festival, the 2014 edition was no exception, with pianists Martha Argerich, Evgeny Kissin, Daniil Trifonov and Jan Lisiecki, along with cellists Mischa Maisky and Gautier Capuçon, headlining a long list in which living legends rub shoulders with the younger generation of classical luminaries.

Disc 1
01 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19: I. Andante  - Evgeny Kissin
02 Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19: II. Presto  - Evgeny Kissin
03 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor  - Evgeny Kissin
04 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor  - Evgeny Kissin
05 Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor  - Evgeny Kissin
06 Tchaikovsky: Theme and Variations in F Major, Op. 19 No. 6  - Daniil Trifonov
07 Grieg: 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: No. 1 Arietta  - Jan Lisiecki
08 Grieg: 6 Lyric Pieces, Op. 71: No. 3 Smatroll  - Jan Lisiecki
09 Matteis: Diverse bizzarrie sopra la veccia sarabanda o pur ciaccona  - Daniel Hope
10 Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60  - Sergei Babayan
11 Nesbit: To Dance on Sands - Creation for 8 cellos  - Adrian Brendel

Disc 2
01 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco  - Charles Dutoit
02 Matteis: Diverse bizzarrie sopra la veccia sarabanda o pur ciaccona  - Daniel Hope
03 Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture to Act 1  - Marc Minkowski
04 Falconieri : Ciaccona  - Daniel Hope
05 Shchedrin: Moscow-Petushki  - Gabor Takacs-Nagy
06 Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture to Act 1  - Marc Minkowski
07 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Act 1: Hungarian March  - Charles Dutoit
08 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H. 111, Act 1: Hungarian March  - Charles Dutoit
09 Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust, Op.24, H. 111, Scene 16: "Nature immense" (Faust)  - Charles Dutoit
10 Verdi: Don Carlo, Act 3: "Ella giammai m'amo" (Philippe II)  - Daniel Harding
11 Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60  - Sergei Babayan