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To celebrate the 200th anniversary of Liszt’s birth, this new format title (2 CDs + 50,000 word biography) explores the fascinating world of LIZST: HIS LIFE AND MUSIC.
Perhaps the greatest pianist who has ever lived, Liszt was one of the titanic musical figures of the Romantic age. Abandoning his spectacular career as a travelling virtuoso in his mid-thirties, this passionate lover and fond father dedicated himself instead to a life of composing, conducting, teaching and, increasingly, religious devotion, eventually taking minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church. This biography explores an enthralling life lived for long periods in France, Switzerland, Germany, Italy and the composer’s native Hungary – a kaleidoscope of cultural worlds whose folk music, literature and landscapes richly coloured Liszt’s own music.
The 2 CDs feature music spanning Liszt’s career, and the free website www.naxosaudiobooks/lisztlifeandmusic offers hours of extra music and other bonus material.
Franz Liszt: Rossini - Overture to the opera William Tell, S552/R237
Rossini - Overture to the opera William Tell, S552/R237
Franz Liszt: 12 Lieder von Schubert, S558/R243
Schubert - 12 Lieder, S558/R243: No. 2. Auf dem Wasser zu singen
Franz Liszt: Ave Maria, S20/1/R496a
Ave Maria, S20/1/R496a
Franz Liszt: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 in C sharp minor
Franz Liszt: Annees de pelerinage, 1st year, Switzerland, S160/R10
No. 4. Au bord d'une source (Beside a Spring)
No. 9. Les cloches de Geneve (The Bells of Geneva)
Franz Liszt: Annees de pelerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b
Annees de pelerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 1. Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin)
Franz Liszt: Etude en douze exercices, S136/R1
Etude en douze exercices, S136/R1: No. 4. Allegro grazioso
Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'execution transcendante, S139/R2b
12 Etudes d'execution transcendante, S139/R2b: No. 4 in D minor, "Mazeppa"
Franz Liszt: Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173/R14
Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses, S173/R14: III. Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude
Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21
Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21: Lento assai - Allegro energico
Franz Liszt: Orpheus, S98/R415
Orpheus, S98/R415
Franz Liszt: Verdi - Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert, S434/R267
Verdi - Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert, S434/R267
Franz Liszt: 2 Legendes, S175/R17
I. St. Francois d' Assise: La predication aux oiseaux
II. St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots
Franz Liszt: Urbi et orbi, benediction papale, S184/R69
Urbi et orbi - benediction papale, S184/R69
Franz Liszt: Via Crucis, S53/R534
Einleitung: Vexilla regis prodeunt
Station I: Jesus wird zum Tode verdammt
Station II: Jesus tragt sein Kreuz
Station III: Jesus fallt zum ersten Mal
Station IV: Jesus begegnet seiner heiligen Mutter
Franz Liszt: In festo transfigurationis Domini nostri Jesu Christi, S188/R74
In festo transfigurationis Domini nostri Jesu Christi, S188/R74
Franz Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S107/R424
From the Cradle to the Grave (Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe), S107: The Cradle (Die Wiege)
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 17 in D minor
Franz Liszt: Trube Wolken (Nuages gris), S199/R78
Nuages gris (Trube Wolken), S199/R78
Click on any of the works listed above for alternative recordings.
Rossini - Overture to the opera William Tell, S552/R237