Firmly poised on the progressive side of the War of the Romantics, Liszt was on the front lines of the battle to usher in a new musical era: an era of radical dissonances, thematic transformation, and exceptional virtuosity. This week, we’ll spend five hours listening to Liszt’s music and life story. Some of his music is so familiar, like his Hungarian Rhapsodies, that you will find yourself humming along, while other works you may enjoy discovering.
Liszt, Franz
Playlist
Episode 1
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244/2 (excerpt)
Leslie Howard, piano
Hungarian Rhapsodies
Hyperion 44533
2:00
Liszt, Franz: Bénédiction De Dieu Dans La Solitude (excerpt)
Claudio Arrau, piano
Claudio Arrau Edition
Phil 432305
1:29
Ries, Ferdinand: Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, II (excerpt)
Hamburg Symphony/Alois Springer; Maria Littauer, piano
Early Romantic Piano Concerti
Vox 5111
:41
Diabelli/Liszt: Variations on a Waltz of Diabelli
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44501
1:59
Liszt, Franz: Rákóczi Marsch S. 242a
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44530
4:26
Liszt, Franz: God Save The Queen, S. 235
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44530
6:51
Liszt, Franz: Scherzo, S. 153
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44502
1:04
Liszt, Franz: Don Sanche Overture
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44501
9:19
Liszt, Franz: Don Sanche Overture
Hungarian Opera Orchestra/Tamas Pal; Gerard Garino, Julia
Hamari, Istvan Gati, Katalin Farkas
Don Sanche
Hungaraton HCD12744-45
7:14, 6:33
Liszt, Franz: Don Sanche Overture (excerpt)
Hungarian Opera Orchestra/Tamas Pal; Gerard Garino, Julia
Hamari, Istvan Gati, Katalin Farkas
Don Sanche
Hungaraton HCD12744-45
0:22
Liszt, Franz: Don Sanche
Overture
“To Love, That is All My Glory”
Entr’acte
“Glory Be to the True Lovers”
Hungarian Opera Orchestra/Tamas Pal; Gerard Garino, Julia
Hamari, Istvan Gati, Katalin Farkas
Don Sanche
Hungaraton HCD12744-45
6:33
Liszt, Franz: 12 Études (excerpts)
No. 1 In C
No. 2 In A Minor
No. 9 In A Flat
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44502
5:45
Episode 2
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Etudes, S. 139, “Chasse Neige”
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Kissin Plays Liszt
Sony 783948
4:51
Liszt, Franz: Etudes d’execution transcendante, No. 5, “Feux Follets”
Ferruccio Busoni, piano
Grand Piano
Nimbus 8810
3:57
Liszt, Franz: Heroide Funebre, S. 102 (excerpt)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/ Gianandrea Noseda
Liszt: Symphonic Poems, Volume 3
Chan 10417
8:43
Liszt, Franz: Album D’Un Voyageur, S. 156, “Lyon”
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyperion 44501
6:57
Liszt, Franz: Grandes Etudes de Paganini, No. 6 in A Minor
Polina Leschenko, piano
Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole
EMI 62666
5:51
Liszt, Franz: 6 Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S. 141, No. 5, “La Chasse”
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Paganini Studies & Schubert Marches
Hyperion 67370
2:54
Liszt, Franz: Grandes Etudes de Paganini, No. 3, “La Campanella”
Ferruccio Busoni, piano
Grand Piano
Nimbus 8810
5:03
Liszt, Franz: Apparitions, S. 155, No. 2
Ashley Wass, piano
Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol 32
Naxos 8.570768
4:18
Liszt, Franz: Années de pèlerinage, première année, S. 160
“Suisse” No. 4, “Au bord d’une source”
Murray Perahia, piano
Murray Perahia Plays Franck & Liszt
Sony 47180
3:49
Liszt, Franz: 6 Grandes Etudes De Paganini, S. 141, No. 4, Arpeggio (excerpt)
Marc-André Hamelin, piano
Paganini Studies & Schubert Marches
Hyperion 67370
2:02
Episode 3
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Etudes, S. 139, No. 10 in F-Minor, Allegro Agitato Molto
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Liszt / Prokofiev
Phil 456 871
4:58
Liszt, Franz: Années de pèlerinage, S. 160, Suisse, No. 2, Au lac de Wallenstadt
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44507
2:54
Liszt, Franz: Sonetto del Petrarca, No. 104
Charles Rosen, piano
Charles Rosen plays Liszt & Bartók
The Romantic Generation (CD included with book)
6:18
Liszt, Franz: Années De Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année, S. 162,Venezia E Napoli
Georges Cziffra, piano
Gyorgy Cziffra
Phil 456760
8:17
Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244/2
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyp 44533
9:38
Liszt, Franz: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178, III.
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 477943
11:03
Liszt, Franz: Liebesträume, S. 541, No. 3: “O Lieb”, “So Lang Du Lieben Kannst”
Artur Rubinstein, piano
The Liszt Album
Sony 784019
4:39
Episode 4
Liszt, Franz: Gnomenreigen, S. 145/2
Murray Perahia, piano
Murray Perahia Plays Franck & Liszt
Sony 47180
2:54
Liszt, Franz: “Im Rhein, Im Schönen Strome”, S. 272
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Antonio Pappano, piano
While I Dream – Liszt, Schumann
Decca 470289
2:27
Liszt, Franz: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat, S. 124, I
Budapest Symphony Orchestra/Karl Anton Rickenbacher; Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyperion 44501
5:37
Liszt, Franz: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern
I. Faust
Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Kurt Masur
Liszt: Tone Poems, A Faust Symphony
EMI 68595
9:55
Liszt, Franz: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern
II. Gretchen (excerpt)
Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Kurt Masur
Liszt: Tone Poems, A Faust Symphony
EMI 68595
1:19
Liszt, Franz: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern
III. Mephistopheles
Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Kurt Masur
Liszt: Tone Poems, A Faust Symphony
EMI 68595
20:50
Liszt, Franz: Trois Etudes De Concert, G. 144 Un Sospiro
Earl Wild, piano
Piano Masters – Earl Wild – Chopin, Buxtehude, Ravel
Pearl 91
5:18
Liszt, Franz: Eine Faust-Symphonie in drei Charakterbildern excerpt
Leipzig Gewandhaus/ Kurt Masur
Liszt: Tone Poems, A Faust Symphony
EMI 68595
1:00
Episode 5
Liszt, Franz: Christus, part 1; Pastorale and Annunnciation
Rotterdam Philharmonic & Slovak Philharmonic Choir/James
Conlon; Benita Valente, soprano
Liszt: Christus
Apex 4611672
1:20
Bach, JS/ Liszt, Franz: Fantasia & Fugue in G Minor (BWV 542), S. 463 Fantasia
Leslie Howard, piano
Complete Piano Music
Hyperion 44501
5:15
Liszt, Franz: Prelude & Fugue on the name B.A.C.H
Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Prèlude & Fugue B.A.C.H. – Fantasie & Fugue: Choral “Ad Nos Ad Salutarem Undam” – Variations: “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen” & Crucifixus
Erato 75301
11:04
Liszt, Franz: Christus
XI. Tristis Est Anima Mea
XIII. O Filii Et Filiae! XIV. Resurrexitv
Rotterdam Philharmonic & Slovak Philharmonic Choir/James Conlon; Benita Valente, soprano; Marjana Lipovsek, mezzo-soprano; Peter Lindroos, baritone.; Tom Krause, bass-baritone
Liszt: Christus
Apex 4611672
12:20
Liszt, Franz: Bagatelle sans tonalité
Alfred Brendel, piano
The Complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings
Brilliant 93761
2:35
Liszt, Franz: Die Lorelei, S. 273 (excerpt)
Barbara Bonney, soprano; Antonio Pappano, piano
While I Dream – Liszt, Schumann
Decca 470289
1:43
Liszt, Franz: Légendes for Piano, S. 175: No. 1, St Francis of Assisi Preaching (excerpt)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
1:43
Stroppa, Marcos: Tangatu Manu (excerpt)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
:47
Messiaen, Olivier: Catalogue d’oiseaux; Le Traquet Stapazin (excerpt)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
:31
Liszt, Franz: Années de pèlerinage: 3ème année, S. 163 (excerpt) 2. Aux cyprès de la
Villa d’Este No.1 (Thrénodie)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
1:04
Bartók, Béla: 4 Dirges, BB 58, Sz. 45 4. Assai andante
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
:45
Ravel, Maurice: Jeux d’eau (excerpt)
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
:56
Liszt, Franz: Années de pèlerinage: 3ème année, S. 163 4. Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
The Liszt Project
DG 4779439
8:03