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Liszt: Mazeppa; Kodály: Háry János Suite / Kurt Masur, New York PO

1 CD / Apex / 2012-10-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Mazeppa, S 100; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Zoltán Kodály: Theatre Overture (Szinházi nyitány), for orchestra (originally for "Háry János"); Há...
Performers: Romanul, Myron
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; New York Philharmonic

Kurt Masur has always been a great Liszt conductor and deserves high praise for a quality performance. This recording of Liszt and Kodály masterpieces is...continue...
Recording information: Avery Fisher Hall, New York....continue...

Liszt: Les Preludes; 2 Legendes "Episoden nach Lenaus Faust" / James Conlon

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Légendes (2), for orchestra, S. 113a (LW G27)
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Rotterdams Philharmonic Orchestra

Gramophone [1/1987] Reviewing Erato 45256
The novelty here is the original orchestration of the two St Francis Legends which are among Liszt's most popular piano pieces,...continue...
Recording information: Doelen, Rotterdam....continue...

Liszt: Mephisto Waltzes; Mephisto Polka / Cyprien Katsaris, piano

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/3 (LW A158/3); Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Mephisto Waltz,...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

BBC Music Magazine
Visionary Liszt is delivered here with sometimes mind-blowing intensity; Katsaris brings it all the flair you could possibly want.
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Recording information: Teldec Studios, Berlin....continue...

Liszt: Missa Choralis; Via Crucis / Donna Brown; Eliane Tantcheff; Regis Oudot

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Via Crucis, les 14 Stations de la croix, for solo voices, chorus & organ (or piano), S. 53 (LW J33)
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Brown, Donna [Soprano]; Oudot, Regis; Piquemal, Michel; Tantcheff, Eliane
Conductors: Sourisse, Jean
Ensemble: ; Ensemble Vocal Audite Nova de Paris

Recording information: Église Saint-Antoine, Paris (12/1986)....continue...

Liszt: The Great Organ Works / Marie-Claire Alain, organ

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge über den choral 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' aus der oper 'Der Prophet' von Meyerb; Präludium und Fugue über B-A-C-H; Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (afte...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire

Recording information: Orléans Cathedral (04/1986)....continue...

Liszt: Piano Sonata; Légends; Bénédiction / Fancois Rene Duchable

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Légendes (2) for Piano, S 175; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/3 (LW A158/3)
Performers: Duchable, Francois-Rene [Piano]

Recording information: Salle Adyar, Paris (05/1984)....continue...

Liszt: 3 Petrarch Sonnets; Lieder / Maragret Price, Cyprien Katsaris

1 CD / Apex / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Buch der Lieder, Vol 1, S 531; Hohe Liebe (I & II), song for voice & piano (Liebesträume no 1), S. 307 (LW N18/1); Gestorben war ich, song for voice & piano (Liebesträume no 2)...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]

BBC Music Magazine
A magnificent tribute to the art of Margaret Price, with incomparable performances of the Petrarch Sonnets and Die Loreley.
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Liszt: Dante Symphony & Sonata / Barenboim - Berlin PO

1 CD / Apex / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim's live 1994 recording of Liszt's famous Dante Symphony...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concerto 1 & 2; Totentanz / Boris Berezovsky, piano. Wolff

1 CD / Apex / 2011-04-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Pianist Boris Berezovsky joins conductor Hugh Wolff and the Philharmonia Orchestra for a compelling program of Liszt masterpieces. "A good trio of performances, very well...continue...

Liszt: Études d'exécution transcendante

1 CD / Apex / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]

"Unreal technique, plus magnificent, rounded piano sound even at full power, plus a wonderful, lyrical sense of space: this remains a special recording." -BBC Music*****...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studios, Berlin (04/1995-07/1996)....continue...

Berlioz: Huit Scences de Faust; Liszt: Zwei Episoden Aus Lenaus Faust; Wagner: Eine Faust-Ouvertüre

1 CD / Apex / 2011-02-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; Richard Wagner: Faust Overture; Hector Berlioz: Huit Scénes de Faust, for solo voices, chorus, orchestra & guitar, Op. 1
Conductors: Sado, Yutaka

Recording information: Salle Pleyel, Paris (02/18/2000-02/20/2000)....continue...

Schumann: Piano Concerto; Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Apex / 2010-10-19

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124

Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8; Liszt: Wanderer-Fantasie

1 CD / Apex / 2009-02-17

Works: Franz Schubert: Symphony no 3 in D major, D 200; Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Franz Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie von Franz Schubert), for piano & orchestra (after Schubert, D. 7...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Masur, Kurt

Liszt: Les Préludes / Stöckigt, Neumann, et al

1 CD / Apex / 2006-05-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Les préludes, S 97; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra no 6 in D major ("Carnival in Pest"), S. 359/6 (LW G21/6); Hungarian Fantasy for Pi...
Performers: Stockigt, Siegfried
Conductors: Neumann, Václav