Liszt, Franz

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

6 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Grandes Études de Paganini; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsod...
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio
Conductors: Riede, Erich; Handley, Vernon

Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is...continue...
Recording information: 1958-1997....continue...

Liszt: The Sound of Weimar Vol. 1-5 - Symphonic Poems, complete edition / Martin Haselbock

5 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2013-01-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Evocation à la Chapelle Sixtine; Les préludes, S 97; Orpheus, S 98; Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, symphonic poem ...
Performers: Korol, Ilia
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Orchester Wiener Akademie

For the project "The Sound of Weimar" conductor and Liszt expert Martin Hasselböck organized an orchestra to reproduce the Weimar Hofkapelle sound of Liszt's time....continue...

Concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms / Barenboim, Fischer, Oistrakh. Otto Klemperer

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Horn no 1 in D major, K 412 (386b); Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, K 417; Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K 447; Concerto for Horn no 4 in E fla...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Civil, Alan; Fischer, Annie; Menuhin, Yehudi; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: ; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Otto Klemperer's death, EMI Classics pays tribute to the incomparable conductor with the release of an extensive edition of...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Martha Argerich: Lugano Concertos / Gabriela Montero, Karin Merle, Susan Roberts and Helene Schneidermann [4 CDs]

4 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-10-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Gulda, Paul; Gulda, Rico; Gurning, Alexander; Merle, Karin; Mogilevsky, Alexander; Montero, Gabriela; Norman, Daniel; Roberts, Susan; Sakai, Akane [Piano]; Schneiderman, Hel...
Conductors: Rabinovitch, Alexandre; Capilla, Erasmo; Vedernikov, Alexander; Dutoit, Charles; Chmura, Gabriel; Marin, Ion; Fasolis, Diego
Ensemble: ; Lugano Percussion Group

Since 2002 Martha Argerich's Progetto at the Lugano's Festival has brought together many notable artists for memorable concerts of chamber and orchestral music. This deluxe...continue...

Franz Liszt: The 2 Piano Concertos; Totentanz; Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes / Nareh Arghamanyan, piano

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2012-10-30

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; Fantasy sur l'opéra hongroise Szép Ilonka, for piano (aft...
Performers: Arghamanyan, Nareh
Conductors: Altinoglu, Alain
Ensemble: ; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

In her early twenties Armenian born Nareh Arghamanyan, winner of the 2008 Montreal International Music Competition, belongs to the promising young generation of today's fine...continue...
Recording information: Haus des Rundfunks, RBB Berlin (04/2012)....continue...

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...

The Complete Electric and Selected Acoustic Recordings / Irene Scharrer, piano

2 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-10-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Work(s); Domenico Paradies: Sonata no 6; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor, K 1/L 366; Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord in C ma...
Performers: Scharrer, Irene
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Ronald, Landon

Irene Scharrer, though perhaps the least remembered of the major Matthay pupils, was the earliest to record, beginning in 1909 at the age of 21....continue...

Grieg: Piano Concerto; Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1; Lully; Scarlatti / Georges Cziffra, piano (Paris, 1959)

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Gavotte en ron...
Performers: Cziffra, György
Conductors: Tzipine, Georges; Cluytens, André

Hungarian born György Cziffra was one of the most celebrated virtuosos of the post-war decades in Europe, noted for his powers of improvisation as a...continue...

Piano Treasures

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-09-25

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 37b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3; Ludwig ...
Performers: Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Cziffra, György; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Litton, Andrew; Paik, Kun-woo; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; Pommier, Jean-Ber...
Conductors: Foster, Lawrence; Vonk, Hans; Plasson, Michel; Cziffra, György; Jansons, Mariss; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Pletnev, Mikhail; Tetzlaff, Christian; Litton, Andrew; Hickox,...

Treasures is a new series of 3-CD sets drawn from the catalogs of Virgin Classics, presenting the best loved and key works of the classical...continue...

Liszt: The Sound of Weimar, Vol. 5 - Prometheus; Hamlet; Festklange / Haselbock

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2012-08-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Prometheus, S 99; Festklänge (I & II), symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 101, (LW G10); Hamlet, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 104 (LW G22); Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (From the C...
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Vienna Academy Orchestra

The orchestra Wiener Akademie was founded by its artistic director Martin Haselböck in 1985. The name of the orchestra, which is dedicated to reproducing authentic...continue...
Recording information: Raiding, Austria....continue...

Le Paris des Romantiques: Reber: Symphony no 4; Berlioz: Reverie et Caprice; Liszt: Piano Concerto no 1 / Bertrand Chamayou, piano

1 CD / Naïve / 2012-08-28

Works: Napoléon Henri Reber: Symphony no 4 in G major, Op. 33; Hector Berlioz: Rêverie et caprice for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 8; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124
Performers: Chamayou, Bertrand; Chauvin, Julien [Violin]
Conductors: Rhorer, Jérémie
Ensemble: ; Le Cercle de L'Harmonie

This new release from naïve brings together three composers who knew each other and worked together in Paris in the first half of the nineteenth...continue...
Recording information: Grande Salle de L'Arsenal in Metz, France (10/16/2011)....continue...

Pianist Richard Farrell: Complete Recordings, Vol. 1 - works by Grieg, Brahms & Liszt

2 CD / Atoll / 2012-08-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Ballade for Piano in G minor, Op. 24; Popular Norwegian Melodies, Op. 66; Lyric Pieces (8), Book 1, Op. 12; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; In d...
Performers: Farrell, Richard [Piano]
Conductors: Weldon, George

Volume 1 in a three-volume series of the complete recordings, re-mastered from the original PYE recordings, of legendary mid-20th century pianist Richard Farrell, whose life...continue...

The Song of the Nightingale - Coloratura operetta arias / Ingeborg Hallstein, coloratura soprano [4 CDs]

4 CD / Acanta / 2012-07-31

Works: Franz Grothe: Lied der Nachtigall ("Zauberlied der Nacht"), for voice & piano; Napoleon ist an allem Schuld; Carl Zeller: Ich bin die Christel von der Post, song (from Der Vogelhändler); Eduard ...
Performers: Bader, Hans-Dieter; Clarin, Hans; Hallstein, Ingeborg [Soprano Vocals]; Hoppe, Heinz; Kieling, Wolfgang; Rubin, Peter
Conductors: Marszalek, Franz; Bernet, Dietfried; Ebert, Wolfgang; Geese, Heinz; Hoffman, Ernest

Ingeborg Hallstein was one of the outstanding coloratura sopranos in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Munich on May 23, 1936, Ingeborg...continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Ferenc Liszt

2 CD / Melodiya / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Venezia e Napoli, S 162 (Année de pèlerinage 2 supplement); Ricordanza, etude for piano in A flat major (Transcend...
Performers: Akselrod, Gleb; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berman, Lazar; Ovchinnikov, Vladimir; Serebryakov, Pavel; Slobodyanik, Alexander
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Ermler, Mark

A daring innovator, Liszt stirred up a revolution in both the art of piano playing and composing. Said music critic Vladimir Stasov, "If not for...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Georges Cziffra, piano

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy
Conductors: Cziffra, György
Ensemble: ; Orchestre de Paris

No other pianist is as closely connected with the music of Franz Liszts as Georges Cziffra. The Hungarian-French virtuoso, who died in 1994, was one...continue...
Recording information: Paris (1971/1972)....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

Franz Liszt: Tasso, Lamento e trionfo; Le Triomphe funèbre du Tasse; Héroïde funèbre; Die Ideale

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Le Triomphe funèbre du Tasse, for orchestra (Ode funèbres no 3), S. 112/3 (LW G25/3); Héroïde funèbre (I & II), symphonic poem f...
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin

NCA presents the fourth installment of The Sound of Weimar series featuring the works of Franz Liszt performed by the Orchester Wiener Akademie with conductor...continue...
Recording information: Raiding, Austria (2011-03-25_2011-03-27&2011-)....continue...

Svenka Tangenter

5 CD / Caprice Records / 2012-03-13

Works: Martha Ohlson: Scales and exercise for piano (after Hilda Thegerström); Emil Sjögren: Pianosonat no 2 in A-dur, Op. 44; Erotikon no 3 in A major, for piano, Op. 10/3; Erotikon no 2 in D fla...
Performers: Ahlberg, Tor; Andersson, Gert-Ove; Andreason, Lottie; Andren, Sven-Gunnar; Baranowski, Wasili; Barere, Simon; Bengtsson, Ingmar; Bergfelt, Ingemar; Bergman, Holger; Bergman-Ryner, Doris; Berwald, Ast...
Conductors: Tuxen, Erik; Ehrling, Sixten; Frykberg, Sten; Leygraf, Hans; Wiklund, Adolf; Nilson, Göran W.; Grevillius, Nils; Mann, Tor; Järnefelt, Armas

Mercury Living Presence Collection [51 CDs]

51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Night on the Bare Mountain; Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106; Hungarian Sketches, for orchestra, Sz. 97; Romanian...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi; Metzenger, Edward; Miquel...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble

Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky....continue...

Boris Berezovsky: The Teldec Recordings

10 CD / Teldec / 2012-02-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Trois nouvelles études, for piano, KK IIb/3, CT. 38-40 (B. 130); Etude for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 10/...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Masur, Kurt; Liss, Dmitri; Inbal, Eliahu

Boris Berezovsky has established a great reputation, both as the most powerful of virtuoso pianists and as a musician gifted with a unique insight and...continue...

Liszt: Works for Choir & Organ / Gregor Meyer, Michael Schonheit, Daniel Ochoa

1 CD / Querstand / 2012-02-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Introitus, for organ (Vortagsstücke no 1), S. 268/1 (LW E41); Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Missa pro Organo; Oratorium "Christ...
Performers: Ay, Tobias; Danke, Kathleen; Friedrich, Christian [Tenor vocals]; Lorenz, Ullrich; Muller, Martina; Ochoa, Daniel; Schönheit, Michael
Conductors: Meyer, Gregor
Ensemble: ; Gewandhaus Choir

This spotlight on Liszt's sacred music contains the entire "Missa choralis," whose central structure takes after a service with its different liturgical parts....continue...
Recording information: Dom zu Merseburg (06/26/2011-06/30/2011)....continue...

Liszt: Hunnenschlacht, Hungaria, Mazeppa / Martin Haselbock

1 CD / New Classical Adventure / 2012-01-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Hunnenschlacht, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 105 (LW G17); Hungaria, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 103 (LW G13); Mazeppa, S 100
Conductors: Haselböck, Martin
Ensemble: ; Vienna Orchestra Academy

Vol.1 was praised by the press as "one of the most fascinating recordings of the anniversary year 2011" (concerti), "a stunning recording" (Klassik Heute) and...continue...
Recording information: Raiding, Austria (01/29/2011-06/01/2011)....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

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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: 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...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Liszt Bicentary Edition, Vol. 5: Piano Concertos; Totentanz / Boris Berezovsky, piano

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-12-13

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; 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh

After his studies in Moscow with Elisso Virsaladze, Boris Berezovsky has enjoyed a hugely successful international career, performing as a soloist and with all the...continue...

Bernstein Symphony Edition

60 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-11-22

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 4 in B flat maj...
Performers: Annear, Gwenyth; Biggs, E. Power; Bressler, Charles; Bushkin, Isser; Chambers, James; Entremont, Philippe; Friend, Rodney [Violin]; Greitzer, Sol; Grist, Reri [Soprano Vocals]; Guldbaek, Ruth; Jones,...
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard

Liszt: Missa Choralis; Kodaly: Pange Lingua; Widor: Missa / Hannover Childrens' Choir

1 CD / Ars Musici / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Missa choralis quatour vocum concinente organo, for chorus & organ, S. 10 (LW J18); Zoltán Kodály: Pange Lingua for chorus & organ; Charles-Marie Widor: Mass, for double choir ...
Performers: Gotting, Tobias; Lussenhop, Martin
Conductors: Hennig, Heinz

All three of the religious works presented on this CD belong to the absolute highlights of nineteenth / early twentieth century religious choral music. The...continue...

The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz, for piano, S. 525 (LW A62); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker; Swan Lake Suite; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Camille Saint-Saëns...
Performers: Abbuhl, Emanuel; Bavnov, Tomislav; Berhey, Emmy; Collins, Finghin; Fagius, Hans; Feller, Harald; Gillblad, Per-Olof; Muehlen-Wester, Andreas; Ponti, Michael; Pontinen, Roland; Schnorr, Klemens; Stanb...
Conductors: Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert; Parry, David; DePreist, James; ; Susskind, Walter; Gál, Tamás; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Segerstam, Leif; Francis, Alun; Peskó, Zoltá...
Ensemble: ; Camerata Antonio Luco; Capella Istropolitana; La Tempesta; Moyzes Quartet

Some of the great classical composers have a dark side and while perhaps hidden in their personal lives, it comes alive in their music. There...continue...

Franz Liszt: A Faust Symphony / Beecham

1 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Faust Symphony, S 108
Performers: Young, Alexander [Tenor Vocal]
Conductors: Beecham, Thomas, Sir

The music of Franz Liszt featured selectively in the programs of Sir Thomas Beecham, with the Faust Symphony not appearing until five years before his...continue...
Recording information: Royal Festival Hall (11/14/1956)....continue...

Liszt Experience / Aimard, Alain, Berzovsky and Duchable

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Feux-follets (Transcendental Etude no 5); Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses (10), for piano...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent; Alain, Marie-Claire; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Farkas, Gabor [Piano]; Hoffmann, Ludwig; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Sebök, György
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Masur, Kurt; Sourisse, Jean; Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Nova Vocal Ensemble; Paris Audite Nova Choir

This new release from Warner classics features a "greatest hits" collection from the piano's ultimate historic virtuoso and composer, Franz Liszt. Listeners will enjoy the...continue...

Alfred Brendel Artist's Choice: Franz Liszt

3 CD / Decca / 2011-08-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Années de pèlerinage no 3, S 163; Unstern (Evil star); Nuages gris (Grey clouds); Sursum Corda!, for piano (Années III/7), S. 163/7...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

A key release for the Liszt anniversary year: Alfred Brendel: Liszt - an addition to the series of Artist's Choice albums in which Alfred Brendel...continue...

Essential Liszt / Over 2 hours of romantic masterpieces

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-08-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Grand Bravura Fantasia on Paganini's "La Campanella", S 420; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Sonata for Piano in B minor; Concert Etudes (...
Performers: Béroff, Michel; Cziffra, György; Darré, Jeanne-Marie; Duchable, Francois-René [Piano]; Hough, Stephen; Lockhart, James; Lucchesini, Andrea; Ogdon, John; Ousset, Cécil...
Conductors: Masur, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo

EMI Classics presents a new addition to the popular Essential Classics series: Essential Liszt. To celebrate the 200th birthday of this master pianist and composer,...continue...

Liszt 200: Claudio Arrau / Sonata, Dante Sonata, Piano Concertos [2 CD]

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aprés une lecture du Dante II, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano (Années II/7) S. 161/7 (LW 159/7); Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Claudio Arrau was steeped in the music of Liszt from his early teens, having studied in Berlin with the famous Martin Krause, himself a student...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...

Barenboim Plays and Conducts Liszt

3 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Faust Symphony, S 108; Introduction, Fugue and Magnificat from "Dante Symphony"; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 1...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Legendary Daniel Barenboim joins the Berliner Philharmoniker to bring to audiences a 3 CD box set devoted to the works of three major composers: Beethoven,...continue...

Liszt: Wild & Crazy, various artists

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Années de pèlerinage, deuxiè...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kocsis, Zol...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Karajan, Herbert von

From the first strumming chords of the First Mephisto Waltz to the spooky harmonies of La lugubre gondola and the obsessive threnody of Totentanz, a...continue...

The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

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; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Malédictio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Atkinson, Leon; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartha, Alfonz; Behrens, Hildegard; Berczelly, Istvan; Berman, Lazar; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/C...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Fischer, Iván; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard; Heinrich, Siegfried; Guest, George; Ferencsik, János; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Albrecht...

The cornerstone of DG's Liszt 200 celebration is a 34 CD limited edition superbudget box set in the style of their Brahms and Schumann boxes...continue...

Liszt: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2; Brahms: Symphony No. 1

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc

Taken from a live recording made in 1956 at Victoria Hall in Geneva, the performances are high energy and the romanticism of the works shine...continue...
Recording information: Victoria Hall, Genève (08/02/1956)....continue...

György Cziffra Plays Liszt

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2011-06-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Fantasy (Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien), for piano & orchestra, S. 123 ...
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy
Conductors: Vernizzi, Fulvio; Conz, Bernhard; Cattini, Umberto

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Even when the sound is dim and dated it hardly earses a unique charisma. Here, and particularly in the Hungarian Fantasy, nothing is set...continue...

The Art of Martha Argerich

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Mazurka for piano no 36 in A minor, Op. 59/1, CT. 86; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Brunner, Eduard; Economou, Nicolas; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Hortnagel, Georg Maximilian; Kovacevich, Stephen; Kre...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Dutoit, Charles; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Chailly, Riccardo; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Faerber, Jörg

It's hard to believe that Martha Argerich is now approaching her 70th birthday - on 5 June this year. She has been recording for Deutsche...continue...

Wilhelm Furtwängler: The Legend

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-05-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 8 in B minor, D 759 "Unfinished"; Die Zaube...
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm

This 3-CD set couples together a selection of some of the more popular classics recorded by the great German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler was born...continue...

Vater Unser, Pater Noster / Romantic Choral Works

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-04-26

Works: Luigi Cherubini: Pieces for the Royal Chapel; Charles Gounod: Pater Noster, for 5 voices, chorus & organ; Giuseppe Verdi: Pater noster, for chorus; Otto Nicolai: Pater Noster, for 8 voices, Op 33; Fr...
Performers: Pfaff, Oly; Trefz, Hermann; Yamahata, Renie
Conductors: Wolf, Helmut

In the New Testament the Lord's Prayer is recorded twice; since the Middle Ages, it has been set to numerous melodies, from Martin Luther's hymn...continue...
Recording information: Herz-Jesu-Kirche Stuttgart (02/29/1988-03/02/1988)....continue...

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2011-04-12

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Franz Liszt: Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Bolkvadze, Elisso
Conductors: Kakhidze, Djansug

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, pianist Elisso Bolkvadze studied at the State Conservatory of Tbilisi. She has appeared in the most prestigious concert halls in Europe...continue...

Tchaikovsky: Overtune Solennelle 1812; March Slav

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2011-04-05

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49; Marche slave, Op. 31; Suite no 1, Op. 43; Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Liszt: Episodes from Lenau's...
Conductors: Reiner, Fritz

Recording information: Orchestra Hall, Chicago, IL....continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos; Fantasies / Jenö Jandó

3 CD / Capriccio / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie von Franz Schubert...
Performers: Jando, Jeno
Conductors: Ligeti, András

Franz Liszt had great plans when he entered service for the grand duke at the court at Weimar, hoping to create a musical center in...continue...

Liszt: Orchestral Pieces [4 CDs]

4 CD / Capriccio / 2011-03-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 5 in E minor ("Héroïde-élégiaque"), S. 244/5 (LW A132/5); Introduction, Fugue and Magnifi...
Performers: Jandó, Jenö
Conductors: Kórodi, András; Haenchen, Hartmut; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Ferencsik, János; Nemeth, Gyula

For Liszt's development as a composer, the position as court director of music at Weimar signified a crucial change: his creative activity, which up to...continue...