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A Liszt Recital / Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Capriccio alla turca sur des motifs de Beethoven, transcription for piano (after Op. 113; 3 versions; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rha...
Performers: Benelli-Mosell, Vanessa

The first Brilliant Classics disc from Vanessa Benelli Mosell included music by Prokofiev and Scriabin: a test for even the most consummate virtuoso. A second...continue...
Recording information: Montevarchi, Italy (03/2012)....continue...

Maria Yudina plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Liszt / Maria Yudina, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-10-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord no 3 in E major, BWV 1016; Franz Liszt: Preludes...
Performers: Kozolupova, Marina; Yudina, Maria

Maria Yudina was one of the great pianists of 20th Century Russia, and one of the few artists openly opposed to the Soviet regime of...continue...
Recording information: 1948-1958....continue...

Evgeny Kissin Plays Chopin and Liszt

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56; Mazurka for piano no 40 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Kitaenko, Dimitri

A former child prodigy who had already made his concerto debut by the age of 10, Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin is one of today's most...continue...

Franz Liszt: Songs and Sonnets / Marcello Nardis, tenor; Michele Campanella, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetti di Petrarca (3), song cycle for voice & piano (I & II), S. 270 (LW N12); Kling leise, mein Lied (I & II), song for voice & piano, S. 301 (LW N42); Im Rhein, im schönen Strom...
Performers: Campanella, Michele; Nardis, Marcello

Liszt's songs are among his least performed works. With the bicentenary of his birth upon us, much of his output will be performed and recorded,...continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale Montecarotto, Italy (12/2010)....continue...

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Liszt On His Favorite Piano: Late Masterpieces / Michele Campanella, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Historical Portraits (7), for piano (first version), S. 205; Sancta Dorothea, for piano, S. 187 (LW A278); Carousel de Mme. Pelet-Narbonne, for piano, S. 214a (LW A271); Resign...
Performers: Campanella, Michele

Recording information: Palazzo Chigi Saracini, Siena (02/08/2011-02/10/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Complete Cello & Piano Music / Francesco Dillon, cello; Emanuele Torquati, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Elegy no 1 for Cello and Piano, S 130/R 471b; Elegy no 2 for Cello and Piano, S 131; Romance oubliée, for viola (or violin, or cello) & piano, S. 132 (LW D16); La lugubre gondola ...
Performers: Dillon, Francesco; Torquati, Emanuele

Cellist Francisco Dillon and pianist Emanuele Torquati, team up again for another successful collaboration in this special and original issue for the Liszt year 2011....continue...
Recording information: Teatro Comunale Filippo Marchetti, Camerino (01/10/2011-01/11/2011)....continue...

Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 11 in F major, K 413 (387a); Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Giacometti, Paolo; Han, Derek; Lechner, Karin; Mayer, Stephen; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; Wallberg, Heinz; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel; Vásáry, Tamás; Sirenko, Vladimir; Marturet, Eduardo

The piano concerto emerged from the 18th century keyboard concerto as a display vehicle for the new instrument - the fortepiano, and the new breed...continue...

Liszt, Busoni: Transcriptions / Bartoli

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Paganini Etudes (6), for piano (Grandes Études de Paganini), S. 141 (LW A173); Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano, 4 hands, no 19, S. 623a (LW W13); Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 ...
Performers: Bartoli, Sandro Ivo

Recording information: Auditorium of the Gran Teatro Giacomo Puccini, Torre de (01/14/2011-01/15/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes / Campanella

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-05-31

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b; Phantasiestück über Motive aus Rienzi, transcription for piano (after Wagner), S. 439 (LW A200); O du mein holder Abendste...
Performers: Campanella, Michele

Liszt: Ad Nos, Ad Salutarum Undam; Reger; Franck, Saint-Saëns / Ramirez, organ

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-03-22

Works: Franz Liszt: Fantasie und Fuge über den choral 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' aus der oper 'Der Prophet' von Meyerb; Max Reger: Chorale Fantasia for organ ("Straf' mich nicht in deinem Zorn"), Op....
Performers: Ramirez, Raul Prieto [Organ]

These four organ showpieces were performed on the Great Organ of Milan Cathedral. Franz Liszt was a master at taking well-known tunes from popular operas...continue...
Recording information: Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy (11/04/2008-11/06/2008)....continue...

The Art of Géza Anda - Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano...
Performers: Anda, Geza

Furtwangler called Anda "the troubadour of the piano", and he was indeed a philosopher-virtuoso. His career was devoted to finding the perfect balance between head...continue...

Chopin & His Contemporaries / Bart van Oort, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 1, for piano in E flat major, H. 24; Nocturne no 2, for piano in C minor, H. 25; Nocturne for Piano no 3 in A flat major, H 26; Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; Noc...
Performers: Groot, Cor De; Hoogland, Stanley; Mastroprimiano, Costantino; Oldenburg, Fred; Oort, Bart van; Vermeulen, Jan

This 6CD set charts not only the development of the Nocturne as a musical form, but also the development of the piano from the closing...continue...

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

Piano Music of Liszt / Tamas Varsary

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-11-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Valse impromptu for Piano, S 213; Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434; Grand Bravura Fant...
Performers: Vasary, Tamas

In 1962 Stephen Plaistow wrote of the Liszt E flat Polonaise on this set that 'the playing of the E major Polonaise is outstanding: it...continue...

Liszt: Organ Works / Hans Jürgen Kaiser

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-08-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Prelude and Fugue for Organ on B-A-C-H, S 260; Variations for Organ on "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen", S 673; Fantasia and Fugue on "Ad nos salutarem undam" S 624
Performers: Kaiser, Hans Jürgen

Liszt composed only a small number of works for the organ, but among them are two of the most impressive works in the instrument's repertoire....continue...

Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, Totentanz / Nelson Freire, Michel Plasson, Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-06-30

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: Freire, Nelson [Piano]
Conductors: Plasson, Michel

Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire was born in 1944, made his debut at the age of 5 and won many prizes as a child prodigy. He...continue...

Great Interpreters play Liszt / Wild, Berman, Richter, Cziffra, Pizarro, Gilels, Brendel, Ovchinikov

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Hungarian Rhapsodies (...
Performers: Berman, Lazar; Brendel, Alfred; Cziffra, György; Gilels, Emil; Ovchinikov, Vladimir; Pizarro, Artur; Richter, Sviatoslav; Wild, Earl

A must have collection of Liszt's works for piano performed by some of the greatest interpreters of his music....continue...

Alfred Brendel - Complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings

38 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano n...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Klien, Walter
Conductors: Janigro, Antonio; Angerer, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; ; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Sternberg, Jonathan
Ensemble: Hungarian Woodwind Quintet members; I Solisti di Zagreb; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-B; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Teacher's Choral Society; Vienna Chamber Orche...

Alfred Brendel retires this year from public performance. He will give his last recital in December 2008 at Vienna's Musikverein, in the city where he...continue...

Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra / Lortie, Freire, Mayer, et al

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-06-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Malédiction, S 121; Grande Fantasie Symphonique on "Lelio" (Berlioz), S 120; De profundis for Piano and Orchestra, S 691 (unfinished); Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 1...
Performers: Freire, Nelson; Lortie, Louis; Mayer, Stephen
Conductors: Pehlivanian, George; Plasson, Michel; Vásáry, Tamás
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Hague Residentie Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

Beyond the two piano concertos and occasional performances of Totentanz, little is heard of Liszt's music for piano and orchestra, though an interest in the...continue...

Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, etc / Würtz

5 Super Audio CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k); Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c); Sonata for Piano no 14...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Historic Russian Archives - Kissin in Concert

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Soustrot, Bernard
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Spivakov, Vladimir; Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra

Klára Würtz plays Romantic Piano Music

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Arabeske for Piano in C major, Op. 18; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Pian...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

The Great Piano Concertos / Kissin, Gilels, Grimaud, et al

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Freire, Nelson; Gilels, Emil; Grimaud, Hélène; Kissin, Evgeni; Lugansky, Nikolai; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Shpiller, Ivan; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gergiev, Valery; Susskind, Walter; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Masur, Kurt; Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian State Academi...

Master & Pupil - Czerny, Liszt: Etudes / Fred Oldenburg

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Carl Czerny: Die Kunst der Fingerfertigkeit, Op. 740; Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139
Performers: Oldenberg, Fred

Liszt:: Hungarian Rhapsodies / Artur Pizarro

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
Performers: Pizarro, Artur