Browse: Liszt - Legende S.175 No. 1, St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds

Budget-priced Naxos can afford to be more comprehensive and spread Liszt's organ music over two discs, and indeed, it's good to have St. Francis preaching to the birds, which works so well on... — BBC Music Magazine, August 2001 More…

Would that half the seasoned Lisztians I know had Pierdomenico’s keen ear for stylistic differentiation within this half-century of repertory. His highly developed technique and cultivated sound,... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2018 More…

An excellent and absorbing recital, played with panache and dedication. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2020, 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

This impressive double album is surely one of the most intelligent recorded contributions to the Liszt Bicentenary of 2011...Nothing in Aimard's performances is done for mere effect: throughout,... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

On the CD, Piemontesi shows the same qualities of sensitivity and intelligence that come across in the film. But he does have a tendency to apply a coating of passion and exultation to almost... — Gramophone Magazine, September 2019 More…

The 1876 Erard that Claire Chevallier plays here sheds new and fascinating light on [Liszt's] music, and especially on textures we may think we known...There's no deliberate homogeneity between... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…