Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol. 62

Cousin, Martin

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Transcriptions of Religious Works

Franz Liszt’s entire life was influenced by the spiritual and the mystical, his piety often in conflict with the secular life of a journeying pianist. Liszt’s prolific and historical transcriptions range from the Renaissance to his own time, and he is acknowledged as Western civilisation’s finest creative force in this genre. The transcriptions of religious works in this recording hold a special place in Liszt’s output and show a different side to this often misunderstood composer, conveying and enhancing the essence of each work to often achingly beautiful effect, and resulting in a treasure trove of unexpectedly intimate and private treasures.

Works:

•Liszt: Cantico del Sol di San Francesco d'Assisi, S. 499
• Liszt: San Francesco, S. 498d "Preludio per il Cantico del Sol di San Francesco d'Assisi"
• Liszt: Excelsior!, S. 500 "Preludio zu den Glocken des Strassburger Münsters"
• Goldschmidt - Liebesszene und Fortunas Kugel aus Die sieben Todsünden, Fantasiestück, S. 490
• Liszt: 2 Transcriptions d'après Rossini, S. 553
• Liszt: Harmonie nach Rossini's Carità, S. 701j (Fragments)
• Liszt: À la Chapelle Sixtine, S. 461 "Miserere d'Allegri et Ave verum corpus de Mozart" (1st Version) (Ed. Leslie Howard)
• Liszt: Mozart - Ave verum corpus, S. 461a
• Liszt: Verdi - Agnus Dei de la Messe de Requiem, S. 437 (2nd Version)

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4/30/24

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