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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...

Valentina Lisitsa / Live At The Royal Albert Hall [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Decca / 2012-08-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Franz Liszt: Ave Maria; Erlkönig (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 4; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Pian...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time.

Her highly

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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...

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: Dance of the Dead; Petrarch Sonnets; Tchaikovsky / Sergio Tiempo

2 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-02-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Petrarca Sonnets (3) for Piano, S 158; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Tiempo, Sergio
Conductors: Marin, Ion; Rabinovitch, Alexandre
Ensemble: Orchestra della Svizzeria Italiana

With this brand-new release, piano virtuoso Sergio Tiempo reveals stunning live recordings made at the "Martha Argerich Presents" Festival in Lugano. The first half of...continue...

Franz Liszt / Krystian Zimerman

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-24

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; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Nuages gris (Grey clouds); La n...
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Krystian Zimerman made two Liszt discs for Deutsche Grammophon in 1987 and 1990 respectively: one of the two Piano Concertos and Totentanz, with the Boston...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...

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...

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: 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...

Liszt: Totentanz; Tasso; Die Trauergondel

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Die Trauer-Gondel (La Lugubre gondola), for piano (in 4/4; 2nd draft), S. 199a/2; La lugubre gondola 1 (The funeral gondola 1...
Performers: Tanski, Claudius
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: Beethoven Orchester Bonn

The Beethoven Orchestra Bonn and its conductor Stefan Blunier with the pianist Claudius Tanski perform orchestral works and piano music by Franz Liszt, including the...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...

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: 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...

The Romantic Virtuoso / Jorge Bolet

4 CD / Decca / 2010-10-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Morceaux de fan...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Solti, Sir Georg

This specially priced 4-CD set combines the romantic spirit and dignified musicality of Cuban-born pianist Jorge Bolet, who made many celebrated recordings as a Decca...continue...

Liszt: Totentanz, Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Cohen, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125
Performers: Cohen, Arnaldo
Conductors: Neschling, John
Ensemble: Sao Paulo State Symphony Orchestra

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Idil Biret Concerto Edition - Franz Liszt, Vol. 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

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: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil

"After the brilliant Liszt interpreter Lazar Berman, now we have another maestro of the piano with a special affinity for Liszt - Idil Biret." Berliner...continue...
Recording information: Bilkent Symphony Hall in Ankara, Turkey (06/2004/05/2007)....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...

Liszt: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2, Totentanz / Nebolsin, Petrenko, Royal Liverpool PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-11-25

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: Nebolsin, Eldar
Conductors: Petrenko, Vasily
Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

The Piano Concerto Collection - Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major, K 40; Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat ma...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Cattarino, Alexander; Giacometti, Paolo; Groot, Cor De; Han, Derek; Lechner, Karin; Lill, John; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Prats, Jorge ...
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Han, Derek; Oskamp, Gerard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; van Beek, Arie; Manolov, Dimiter; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Gielen, Michael; Froment, Louis de; Marturet, Eduardo; Bátiz,...

Legendary Masterworks Recordings - Haydn, Mozart, Berlioz, Liszt, etc / Dresdner Philharmonie, et al

8 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Symphony no 7 in D minor, Op. 70/B 141; Johannes Brahms: Serenade for orchestra no 2 in A major, Op. 16; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Piano in D flat major; Gerhard Rosenfeld:...
Performers: Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Pokorna, Mirka; Schmahl, Gustav; Schmidt, Annerose
Conductors: Bongartz, Heinz; Forster, Horst; Masur, Kurt; Herbig, Günther; Kegel, Herbert; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: ; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Edition Klavier-Festival Ruhr / Sloane, Hamelin, Schuch, et al

2 CD / CAvi Music / 2008-08-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Christoph Willibald Gluck: C...
Performers: Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Lonquich, Alexander; Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Darlington, Jonathan; Sloane, Steven

This release of two major concerto & symphonic live events from last year's greatest piano festival around Beethoven displays an extremely high orchestral quality and...continue...

Basics - Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Freire, et al

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

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
Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Brass; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

The Brazilian Nelson Freire (b.1944) made a tremendous early impression even as a child and was a bona-fide star during the 1960s and 1970s. These...continue...

Hindson: Violin Concerto; Corigliano: Suite from The Red Violin, Liszt / St.John, et al

1 CD / Ancalagon Records / 2008-04-08

Works: Matthew Hindson: Concerto for Violin; John Corigliano: The Red Violin, suite from the film for violin & orchestra; Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Gill, Tim [Cello]; St. John, Lara
Conductors: Ioannides, Sarah
Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

This release includes two world premiere works. Composers John Corigliano and Matthew Hindson are two of the most important musicians on the global scene. Corigliano...continue...

The Artist's Collection: Alfred Brendel [Box Set]

8 CD / Philips Import / 2008-04-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Sonata for...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Haitink, Bernard

Boris Berezovsky [Box Set]

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-03-11

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; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Pre...
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh; Inbal, Eliahu

Liszt: Totentanz, Mazeppa, etc / Waal, Immerseel, Anima Eterna

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2007-12-31

Works: Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3); Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; V...
Performers: Waal, Rian de
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van
Ensemble: Anima Eterna Orchestra

This interesting interpretation of Liszt orchestral work is performed on period instruments....continue...

Liszt: Piano Concerti, Totentanz, etc / Brendel, Gielen

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

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; Malédiction, S 121; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Ann&...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Classics - Liszt: Works for Piano & Orchestra / Lortie

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Malédiction, for piano & string orchestra (or string sextet), S. 121 (LW H1); Grande Fantaisie symphonique über Themen aus Berlioz's "Lélio", for piano and orchestra, ...
Performers: Lortie, Louis
Conductors: Pehlivanian, George
Ensemble: Hague Residentie Orchestra

"The hugely underrated Louis Lortie completes his Liszt concertante piano music series for Chandos with yet another example of his fine Lisztian credentials." -Gramophone Editor's...continue...

Liszt: Vallée d'Obermann, etc; Schumann / Brendel

2 CD / Philips Import / 2006-01-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana; Fantasia in C major,...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

"Brendel's Philips recordings hold their place near the top of the list. There is valuable extra work offered here and the recording is of Philips'...continue...

Beethoven, Liszt, Wagner / Klemperer, Segall, Los Angeles PO

1 CD / Archipel / 2002-08-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Franz Liszt: Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Performers: Segall, Bernardo
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

Liszt: Piano Concertos, etc / Cziffra, Cziffra Jr., et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

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, György
Conductors: Cziffra, György
Ensemble: Orchestre de Paris

Liszt: Piano Works / Jorge Bolet

9 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/; Episodes from Lenau's Faust, S 110; ...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra

"...[These Liszt recordings] are characterised by, at best, an aristocratic grandeur that in our day only Arrau has equalled... Key examples here are the B...continue...

Merit - Liszt: Works for Piano and Orchestra / Lowenthal

1 CD / Music & Arts / 1999-07-20

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Malédiction, S 121; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. posth; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Lowenthal, Jerome
Conductors: Comissiona, Sergiu
Ensemble: Vancouver Symphony

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 53a / Leslie Howard

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-12-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Fantasy on "Ruins of Athens" (Beethoven) for Piano and Orchestra, S 122; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Grande Fantasie Symphonique on "Lelio...
Performers: Csurgay, Istvan; Howard, Leslie
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

'Exemplary, and superbly recorded' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Howard's dedication is clear in all his playing here, with clear, crisp articulation vividly caught in finely balanced...continue...

Liszt: Complete Music for Solo Piano Vol 53b / Leslie Howard

3 CD / Hyperion / 1998-12-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; De Profundis, Psaume Instrumental for piano & orchestra, S. 121a (LW H3); Wanderer Fantasy (Fantasie von Franz Schubert), for piano & orchestra...
Performers: Csurgay, Istvan; Howard, Leslie
Conductors: Rickenbacher, Karl Anton
Ensemble: Budapest Symphony Orchestra

'Exemplary, and superbly recorded' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Hyperion's production, as always, is superb. For the Lisztian, this is indispensable' (Fanfare, USA)

'Howard's dedication is cl...continue...

Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, etc / Banowetz, Dohnányi

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1989-05-15

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: Banowetz, Joseph
Conductors: Dohnányi, Oliver von

Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Totentanz / Zimerman, Ozawa

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1988-10-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Zimerman, Krystian
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra