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Franz liszt hands1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Jerome Rose - In the build-up to New York's International Keyboard Institute and Festival, Richard Meszto writes about the festival's founder A Controversial Figure? - George Colerick investigates the younger Franz LisztĪ Call to Action - George Colerick discusses early Romanticism, with particular reference to Schubert, the piano, Schumann and the development of the symphony orchestra A Winning Team - Giuseppe Pennisi listens to a pre-tour concert by Martha Argerich and Antonio Pappano, with the Symphony Orchestra of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia The Liszt/Schubert piece is particularly stirring, even more so through the sympathetic support of Eschenbach and his players.'Įxceptional Provenance - Anett Fodor tells the story of Beethoven, Liszt and the Little BroadwoodĪ Different Kind of Minimalism - A P Virag investigates Ervin Nyiregyházi's '36 Selected Works for Solo Piano'Įnsemble. 'Christopher Park's near flawless interpretations have a broad structural vision, and his exquisite and intimate phrasing, while not over-romanticised, makes these works sound even more impressive. Enjoyable Stuff - Liszt, Schubert and Brahms piano works, heard by Gerald Fenech. a virtuoso rendering with a very personal touch.'Ī Quiet Logic - Chang Sun writes about the American pianist Kit ArmstrongĬD Spotlight. Liszt the Pilgrim - Michele Campanella's recording of Liszt's 'Années de pèlerinage', reviewed by Giuseppe Pennisi. Down with the Piano Lid - Mike Wheeler listens to Ivan HovorunĬD Spotlight. The Early Bird Arrives - Two more concerts at the 2021 Buxton Festival, reviewed by Mike WheelerĮnsemble. A Masterly Balance - Mike Wheeler listens to J S Bach, Liszt and Schubert from Emmanuel DespaxĮnsemble. 'Ĭleavage Pianists: Let's Be Fair - Esdras Mugatik argues the case for the musicĮnsemble. Liszt's Fantasies - Giuseppe Pennisi listens to music by Franz Liszt for piano and orchestra. ![]() A Wide Chronological and Stylistic Range - Mike Wheeler listens to British pianist George HarlionoĬD Spotlight. ![]() Delicately Sensitive Performances - Operatic fantasies by Sigismond Thalberg, strongly recommended by Gerald Fenech. 'Three Bs' with a Twist - Russian pianist Anna Tsybuleva, heard by Mike WheelerĬD Spotlight. Bubbling Energy - Mike Wheeler listens to Sarah Beth BriggsĮnsemble. Unstoppable Panache - Mike Wheeler listens to Amy Dickson and Martin CousinĮnsemble. 'I encourage you to invest in this beautiful album which will definitely sweep you off your feet.'Įnsemble. Unjustifiably Neglected - Gerald Fenech is impressed with orchestral music by Carlos Gomes. 'Beatrice Rana's magical playing is complimented by incisive support from Yannick Nézet-Séguin and his Chamber Orchestra of Europe. In a Class of its Own - Recordings of Clara and Robert Schumann's piano concertos impress Gerald Fenech. Music as a Form of Magic - Larry Sitsky: Late Piano Pieces - Second Series 2022-2023ĬD Spotlight. Allan Rae: Three Symphonies - A detailed look at some astounding music by one of Canada's great composers AO A selection of articles about Franz Liszt His art, like his personality, famously combined and conflicted the religious, satanic and 'eternal feminine' in a creative tension of involving consequence. Extravagant, economic, epic, exquisite, drawing freely on 'the musical compositions of all languages, nations, and epochs from Palestrina to Parsifal' (Busoni), he was a prolific composer and transcriber, whose innovative approach to thematic transformation, harmony and orchestration influenced equally both contemporaries and future progressives - from Wagner (his son-in-law) and the Russians to Mahler, Schoenberg and Bartók. Despite turning his back on the virtuoso life aged just thirty-five, the Hungarian Franz Liszt, born on 22 October 1811, 'the year of the Comet,' and living until 31 July 1886, was the greatest transcendental pianist of the 19th century. ![]()
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