Via liszt

Franz Liszt was 67 when he composed his Via Crucis, yet it did not receive its first performance until 1929, 43 years after the composer?s death. This work of his mature years is in 15 sections, retracing the Stations of…

Franz Liszt?s arrangement of Schubert?s Schwanengesang is very much his own work: while it very clearly retains the musical meaning of the original it also provides a vision of Liszt?s understanding of what lies beyond…

This program by the award-winning Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under the direction of its artistic director and chief conductor Kaspars Putnins includes Franz Liszt?s (1881-1886) mystery-filled Via Crucis as well…

After two song albums together with Ian Bostridge, pianist Saskia Giorgini returns to PENTATONE with a solo recording of Franz Liszt?s Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Liszt is often seen as a showman, but much of his…

Pianisten Yundi Li, som i 2000 vant den prestisjetunge Chopin-konkurransen i Warszawa, fremfører her to av de mest populære konsertene fra romantikken, Pianokonsertene nr. 1 av Liszt og av Chopin. Dette er pianistens…

In 2019, at the age of 22, Alexandre Kantorow became the first French pianist to win the prestigious Tchaikovsky Competition. Before then he had released three acclaimed albums, awarded distinctions such as Diapason d'or…

Full of joyful esprit Robert Schumann wrote his Davidsbündlertänze: A tender, lively, thoughtful, romantic wedding-eve party! With this the pianist Nikola Avramovic, prize winner of numerous competitions, opens his new…

Franz Liszt had an overwhelming impact on the musical life of his time through revolutionary innovations in harmony, form and pianistic technique. Both Liszt and his brilliant musical heir Ferruccio Busoni regarded their…

Transcribing musical works for other instruments or instrumentations has a long tradition in music history. Sometimes, the composers themselves wrote different versions of their works and often it is the musicians who…

The third volume in Alan Walker's magisterial biography of Franz Liszt.

The Masters Collection compiles the iconic recordings of some of the most renowned artists of Hungaroton. The album features records which define an ?uvre, a specific era and which will be an unforgettable experience for…