50 Best Liszt / Michel Béroff, Aldo Ciccolini, John Ogdon, André Watts, et al.

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Album Summary

Performers

• Andrea Lucchesini (Piano)
• Craig Sheppard (Piano)
• Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
• Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• John Ogdon (Piano)
• Kun-woo Paik (Piano)
• Michel Béroff (Piano)
• György Cziffra (Piano)
• Jeanne-Marie Darré (Piano)
• André Watts (Piano)

Conductor

• Masur, Kurt

Ensemble

• Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

Composer

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)

Notes & Reviews:

50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas. This new release is dedicated to the 50 best works of Liszt and celebrates the 200th anniversary of this beloved Hungarian composer's birth. CD 1 presents complete performances of Liszt's sweeping piano concertos as well as extracts from a number of his other works for piano and orchestra. The remaining two CDs showcase Liszt's huge output of works for solo piano, from his celebrated miniatures and transcriptions to his massive sonatas and intricate etudes.

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Liszt, Franz : Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 17 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1835-1856

Liszt, Franz : Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 11 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1839

Liszt, Franz : Polonaise brillante, transcription for piano (after von Weber :: Opp. 21 & 72) , S. 455 (LW A175)

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1852

Liszt, Franz : Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Themes :: [Excerpt]

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846-1852

Liszt, Franz : Fantasy on "Ruins of Athens" (Beethoven) for Piano and Orchestra, S 122

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 10 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1837

Liszt, Franz : Malédiction :: [Excerpt]

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 51 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1833

Liszt, Franz : Totentanz :: [Conclusion]

• Performer: Michel Béroff (Piano)
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1847-1862

Liszt, Franz : Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178

• Performer: Andrea Lucchesini (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851-1853

Liszt, Franz : Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 :: paraphrase de concert (after Verdi), for piano, S. 434 (LW A187)

• Performer: Craig Sheppard (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1859

Liszt, Franz : Paraphrase on the "Miserere" from Verdi's "Trovatore", S 433

• Performer: Craig Sheppard (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1854

Liszt, Franz : Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447 :: Schluászene aus Tristan und Isolde, transcription for piano (after Wagner), S. 4

• Performer: Craig Sheppard (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1867

Liszt, Franz : Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172

• Performer: Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
• Notes: Composition written: 1849-50.
• Running Time: 14 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1849-1850

Liszt, Franz : Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218)

• Performer: György Cziffra (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1862-1863

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 1. Preludio

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 2. Molto vivace

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 3. Paysage

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 4. Mazeppa

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 7 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 5. Feux follets

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 6. Vision

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 7. Eroica

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 8. Wilde Jagd

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : 12 Transcendental Études :: 9. Harmonies du soir

• Performer: Vladimir Ovchinikov (Piano)
• Running Time: 8 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215

• Performer: John Ogdon (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1881

Liszt, Franz : Liebesträume for Piano, S 541

• Performer: Kun-woo Paik (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843-1850

Liszt, Franz : Nuages gris (Grey clouds)

• Performer: André Watts (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1881

Liszt, Franz : En reve - nocturne

• Performer: André Watts (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1885

Liszt, Franz : Grandes Études de Paganini :: 3. La campanella

• Performer: Jeanne-Marie Darré (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : Grandes Études de Paganini :: 4. Arpèges

• Performer: Jeanne-Marie Darré (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : Grandes Études de Paganini :: 5. La chasse

• Performer: Jeanne-Marie Darré (Piano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851

Liszt, Franz : Grandes Études de Paganini :: 6. Theme & Variations

• Performer: Jeanne-Marie Darré (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1851