Liszt, Franz

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Romanza - works by Mozart, Beethoven & Liszt / Bertrand Giraud, piano; Nguyen Duy-Thong, countertenor

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Ludwig van Beethoven: La Partenza, WoO 124; In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133; Franz Schubert: La pastorella al prato no 2, D 528; Gioachino Ros...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand; Nguyen, Duy-Thong

Born in Toulouse, Nguyen Duy-Thông studied in Paris. He has appeared as an opera singer and recitalist and has an exceptionally wide repertoire, ranging from...continue...

Horowitz: The Last Recording [HDCD]

1 CD / K2 HD Import / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Piano no 59 in E flat major; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Nocturne for piano no 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 12...
Performers: Horowitz, Vladimir

Encore! - works by Beethoven, Myers, Debussy and Chopin / Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 27/2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. ...
Performers: Somero, Jouni

A collection of popular encores is performed by Finnish pianist Jouni Somero....continue...

Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner: Im Cosmos der Romantik - Piano works & Lieder / Elisabeth Linhart, soprano; Karl Eichinger, piano

1 CD / Preiser / 2012-08-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Comment, disaient-ils, S 276 no 2 (2nd version); Buch der Lieder, Volume 2; Was Liebe sei?, S. 288; Einst, song for voice & piano, S. 332 (LW N73); I...
Performers: Eichinger, Karl [Piano]; Linhart, Elisabeth [Soprano]

Songs and piano solos by Liszt and Wagner are performed by Viennese soprano Elisabeth Linhart, and the pianist with the Vienna Symphony Virtuosi, Karl Eichinger....continue...
Recording information: Casino Baumgarten, Vienna, Austria (06/29/2011/08/18/2011)....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...

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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My Favorite Things

1 CD / Deseret Book / 2012-07-31

Works: Richard Rodgers: The Sound of Music; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Harold Arlen: Somewhere Over the Rainbow (for the film The Wizard of Oz); Dome...
Performers: Wright, Josh [Piano]; Wright, Lindsey

Includes work(s): elégie, op. 3/1 (rachmaninov) / theme fro by various composers.

Includes work(s): stairway to heaven (page) / castle on a c by various composers....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Liszt: Sonata in B minor et al. / Mikhail Rudy, piano

2 CD / Phaia Music / 2012-07-31

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Rêverie on a theme of V. A. Loginov; Une larme; Hopak; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S...
Performers: Rudy, Mikhail

Mikhail Rudy is one of the major representatives of the Russian piano school in Europe. He has won several awards including The Liszt first prize...continue...
Recording information: 1980-1981....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...

Pianist Alexandra Dariescu plays Schumann: "Abegg" variations; Liszt: Ballade no 2; Chopin: Ballade Op. 52 et al.

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2012-07-31

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Franz Liszt: Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171; Isolde's "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan", S 447; Fréd&eacut...
Performers: Dariescu, Alexandra

Young Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu makes her Champs Hill debut in a brilliant recital of Schumann, Chopin, and Liszt works for solo piano. A former...continue...
Recording information: Music Room, Champs Hill, West Sussex, UK (09/05/2011-09/07/2011)....continue...

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Prelude for piano no 21 in B minor, Op. 32/10; Étude-tableau no 39; Ludwig van Beet...
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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Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (06/19/2012)....continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

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Piano works of Liszt & Messiaen / Fredrik Ullén, piano

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2012-07-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Sancta Dorothea, for piano, S. 187 (LW A278); Légendes (2), for piano, S.175 (LW A219); Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Unstern (Evil star); Olivier Messiaen: Petites esquisses...
Performers: Ullen, Fredrik

At first glance, the two composers represented on this disc may seem an unlikely couple: Franz Liszt the archetypal virtuoso-composer who crisscrossed 19th century Europe...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...

Liszt: Works for Cello & Piano - Consolations; Elegies; Oubliée et al. / Christophe Pantillon, cello; Marc Pantillon, piano

1 CD / Cascavelle / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: La lugubre gondola for Cello and Piano, S 134; Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Elegy no 1 for Cello and Piano, S 130/R 471b; Elegy no 2 for Cello and Piano, S 131; Romance oubli&eacut...
Performers: Pantillon, Christophe; Pantillon, Marc

Cellist Christophe Pantillon is the fourth generation of a famous Swiss family of musicians. Accompanied by his brother Marc, he offers an anthology both sensitive...continue...

Recital: Works by Handel, Brahms, Bach, Liszt / Francesco Piemontesi: piano

1 Super Audio CD / Avanti Classic / 2012-07-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.2, no 1 in B flat major, HWV 434; Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Johan...
Performers: Piemontesi, Francesco

Recently elected Newcomer of the Year by BBC Music magazine, 27-year-old Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi is one of the most sought-after artists of his generation....continue...
Recording information: RSI, Lugano Auditorio (09/03/2010-09/06/2010)....continue...

Franz Liszt - Works for Violin & Piano / Mauro Tortorelli, violin; Constantino Catena, piano

2 CD / Camerata / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Duo (Sonata) sur des thèmes polonais, for violin & piano in C sharp minor, S. 127 (LW D3); Benedictus & Offertorium aus der ungarischen Krönungsmesse, for violin & piano, S. ...
Performers: Catena, Constantino; Tortorelli, Mauro

Italian violinist Mauro Tortorelli was the first prizewinner of the Isola di Capri competition and a finalist in the G.B. Viotti international violin competition. He...continue...

Liszt: The Complete Songs, Vol. 2 / Angelika Kirchschlager, mz; Julius Drake, piano

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Der du von dem Himmel bist, S 279 "Wandrers Nachtlied I"; Ihr Glocken von Marling, S 328; Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, S 309; Vergiftet sind meine Lieder, S 289; Freudvoll und Leidvoll,...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Kirchschlager, Angelika [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]

This second volume of Hyperion's newest lieder series features the great dramatic and musical gifts of mezzo-soprano Angelika Kirchschlager. Internationally renowned on the opera stage,...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk (10/11/2011-10/13/2011)....continue...

Franz Liszt Piano Recital / Bertrand Giraud, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca no 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; II), for piano (Années II/4), S. 161/4 (LW A55/; Sonetto del Petrarca no 104 (Pace non trovo; II) for piano (Années II/5...
Performers: Giraud, Bertrand

French pianist Bertrand Giraud has won numerous competitions and awards. He performs as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist around the world and is the...continue...

Liszt: Symphonic Transcriptions / Francesco Libetta, et al

3 CD / Nireo / 2012-06-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, for 2 pianos ("Bergsymphonie"), S. 635 (LW C9); Tasso - Lamento e trionfo, S 96; Les préludes for 2 Pianos, S 637; Orpheus for 2 Pianos, S 638; Pr...
Performers: Cisternino, M.; Escelsior, L.; Graniti, G.; Libetta, Francesco; Nicolardi, L.; Parentera, V.; Rizzello, R.; Sangiovanni, S.; Sotgiu, V.

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...

Liszt: Russian Transcripts, Vol. 35 - original works by Glinka, Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Rubinstein / Alexandre Dossin, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-06-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Polonaise from Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin", S 429; Melodies Russes (2), arabesques for piano, S. 250 (LW A86); Abschied; Mazurka composée par un amateur de St Petersbourg, transcr...
Performers: Dossin, Alexandre

Liszt first visited Russia in April 1842 when he travelled to St. Petersburg and was so rapturously received that he returned the following year. His...continue...
Recording information: Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon School of Musi (02/20/2011); Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon School of Musi (03/08/2011); Beall Concert Hall, University of Ore...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...

Schubert: Sonata Op. 120; Liszt: Sonata in B Minor; Schumann: Liebeslied / Christophe Simonet, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Auf dem Wasser zu singen (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 2
Performers: Simonet, Christophe

A faculty member at the Lille Conservatory, French pianist Christophe Simonet has performed in France, Europe and in Kenya and Polynesia. He was a finalist...continue...

Schumann: Cello Concerto; Liszt: Première Élégie, Deuxième Élégie, Romance oubliée et al. / Ophélie Gaillard, cello

1 CD / APO / 2012-06-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; 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 Cello and Piano, ...
Performers: Bardin, Delphine; Gaillard, Ophelie
Conductors: Soare, Tiberiu
Ensemble: Romanian National Radio Orchestra

On this disc from Aparté, the acclaimed cellist Ophélie Gaillard pairs Robert Schumann's Cello Concerto with the complete music for cello and piano by Franz...continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes / Mélodie Zhao, piano

1 CD / Claves / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Zhao, Melodie

A Swiss pianist of Chinese origin, Mélodie Zhao studied in Beijing and at the Geneva Conservatory. She began her career as an international concert pianist...continue...

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, Books I & II / Enrico Pace, piano

2 CD / Praga / 2012-06-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"
Performers: Pace, Enrico

Enrico Pace has a special affinity to Liszt: First Prize winner of the first International Liszt Competition 1989 in Utrecht he dazzled both jury and...continue...
Recording information: Auditorio Pedrotti, Rossini Conservatory, Pesaro, Italy (08/29/2011-08/31/2011)....continue...

Poetry in Music - works by Schumann, Kirchner, Huber & Liszt / Andrea Wieli, piano

1 CD / Guild / 2012-06-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Moderato; Theodor Kirchner: Romanzen, for piano, Op. 22; Hans Huber: Stimmungen, sketches (7) for piano, Op. 35; Franz Liszt: Mélodies favorites (6) de La Belle meunière (i...
Performers: Wiesli, Andrea

This is the debut album of the young Swiss pianist Andrea Wiesli who studied at the Zurich Music Academy. Her active concert career has seen...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth (05/02/2011-05/04/2011)....continue...

A Tribute to the Piano

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-05

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite, for keyboard no 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18); Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Enriqué Granados: ...
Performers: Han, Rexa

Martha Argerich and Friends Live from Lugano Festival 2011

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-06-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major, K. 497; Franz Joseph Haydn: Trio for Piano, Violin and C...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Capuçon, Gautier; Capuçon, Renaud; Chen, Lida; Hall, Lucia; Leschenko, Polina; Levionnois, Yan [Cello]; Margulis, Alissa; Marton, Cristina; Schwarzberg, Dora; ...
Conductors: Kaspszyk, Jacek

EMI Classics is pleased to release the latest installment of highlights from the Martha Argerich Project at the Lugano Festival. This is the ninth annual...continue...
Recording information: 06/2011....continue...

Elgar, Schumann, Liszt, Dupre, etc: Organ Works / Christian Lane

1 CD / ATMA / 2012-05-29

Works: Edward Elgar: Imperial March, Op. 32; Robert Schumann: Canon on F.H. Himmel's "An Alexis send' ich dich" for piano in A flat major, WoO 4; Franz Liszt: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (after Bach); Jea...
Performers: Lane, Christian [Organ]

In October 2011, American organist Christian Lane won 1st Prize at the 2nd Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) held in Montreal. On this new recording,...continue...
Recording information: Église des Saints-Anges Gardiens, Lachine, Québec, Cana (01/2012)....continue...

Beethoven, Armstrong, Haydn, Liszt: Piano Trios / Armstrong, Bielow, Brendel

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-05-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Kit Armstrong: Stop laughing; Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Trio in D major, H. 15/24; Franz Liszt: Tristia, from Val...
Performers: Armstrong, Kit; Bielow, Andrei; Brendel, Adrian

This new CD in Genuin's Movimentos series features compositions by Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Liszt and pianist/ composer Kit Armstrong, who is a pupil of Alfred...continue...
Recording information: Sendesaal Bremen (01/01/2012-01/04/2012)....continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations et al. / Andreas Staier, fortepiano after Conrad Graf

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Anton Diabelli: Waltz (Theme for the Variations); Carl Czerny: Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (v. 4), for piano (part of collaborative work); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a waltz by Diabell...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]

In 1819, music publisher and composer Anton Diabelli sent a waltz of his own creation to all the important composers of the Austrian Empire, asking...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

Liszt: Transcendental Etudes & Hungarian Rhapsodies / Georges Cziffra [Limited Ed.]

3 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b; Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, ...
Performers: Cziffra, Gyorgy

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Cziffra, with his superb technique, Hungarian birthright and virtuoso flair, is the ideal exponent of this music and, predictably, there are wonderful things in...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris....continue...

Franz Liszt and the Violin / Thomas Albertus Imberger, violin; Edoardo Torbianelli, piano

1 Super Audio CD / Gramola / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Die drei Zigeuner, for violin & piano, S. 383 (LW D8); Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin" (I & II), for violin & piano, S. 128 & S. 700h (LW; La Lugubre gondola (Die Traue...
Performers: Irnberger, Thomas Albertus; Torbianelli, Edoardo

Young Salzburg violinist Thomas Albertus Irnberger presents hardly-known works by a well-known composer: violin works by Franz Liszt!...continue...
Recording information: Saal Streicher, Salzburg (03/02/2011-03/03/2011)....continue...

Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich: Piano Trios / Trio D'Ante Vienna

2 CD / Gramola / 2012-05-08

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, B 25/Op. 8; Franz Liszt: Tristia, from Vallée d'Obermann (III), for violin, cello & piano, S. 378c (LW D18); Sergey Rachmaninov:...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Vienna Piano Trio

After the great success of their previous CD, on this release Trio D'Ante presents four trios all composed by great pianists: Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt...continue...
Recording information: Franz Liszt Zentrum Raiding, Burgenland (02/17/2011/02/18/2011)....continue...

Masters of Classical Music, Vol. 2: Dvorák, Sibelius, Mozart, Schubert, Liszt / Kazandjiev

1 CD / Gega New / 2012-05-08

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78; Slavonic Dance no 3 for orchestra in A flat major, B. 83/3 (Op. 46/3); Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83; Slavoni...

No notes on the music or performers are included....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...

Sigi Recordings, 1949-1955 - works by Bach/Liszt, Haydn, Czerny, Prokofiev, Scriabin et al. / Alexis Weissenberg, piano [2 CDs]

2 CD / Doremi / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Preludes and Fugues (6) of JS Bach for Piano, S 462; Funerailles; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de pèlerinage, deuxi&...
Performers: Weissenberg, Alexis [Piano]

Alexis Weissenberg was one of the most important pianists of the 20th century. Presented here are early recordings from three rare LPs made when he...continue...
Recording information: 1949-1955....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...

Homage d'Amour: Love Letters of German composers / Sandra Brune, piano

1 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-04-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Spoken Word: Reading of a letter between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Frau Konstanze, April 13, 1789; Reading of a letter betw...
Performers: Brune, Sandra [Piano]

Robert ditches Ernestine to be with Clara. Johannes writes Clara love-letters, and Robert is put into a psychiatric ward. Clara dies. Johannes, 14 years younger...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerhaus Hohenmölsen (06/13/2011-06/15/2011)....continue...

Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6; Liszt, Saint-Saens / Behzod Abduraimov, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-04-24

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre in G minor, Op. 40; Sergey Prokofiev: Four Pieces, Op. 4; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude...
Performers: Abduraimov, Behzod

The debut recording from the superb young pianist, who, at the age of just eighteen, won a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano...continue...
Recording information: Wyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK (06/28/2011-07/01/2011)....continue...

Classical Moods

1 CD / Signature / 2012-04-24

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Gabriel Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 5...

André Watts: Piano Recital 1986 - Franz Liszt

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-04-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt, for piano (Années I/2), S.160/2 (LW A159/2); Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S ...
Performers: Watts, Andre

André Watts was born in 1946 in Nuremberg, the son of an American soldier and a Hungarian pianist. He was just 9 years old when...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss (05/25/1986)....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...

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...