Schubert / Liszt: Der Wanderer, Wanderer Fantasie

Liszt, Franz, Schubert, Franz

Doria-Miglietta, Giovanni

PCL 10271

The concept of “Der Wanderer” (the wanderer) had a lifelong fascination for Franz Schubert (1797-1828). The idea of an eternal journey towards happiness or a better life, albeit unattainable, was close to his romantic heart. The same may be said of Franz Liszt (1811-1886), who, mutatis mutandis, shared Schubert’s wanderings and quest for an ideal. No wonder that Liszt was one of the first to recognize Schubert’s genius, playing his works in his concerts and transcribing songs for piano solo.

This new recording presents Liszt’s arrangements of Schubert’s great Wanderer Fantasie (adding some Lisztian pianistic touches to this already demanding tour de force), an Impromptu and several of the songs, most of them linked to the “Wanderer” theme.

Played by Italian pianist Giovanni Doria Miglietta, whose recording of the complete piano music by Earl Wild for Piano Classics received excellent reviews: “extremely well played… possibly my favourite piano disc of 2014…” Classical Net.

Works:

•Schubert: Wanderer-Fantasie C-Dur D. 760
•Schubert: Impromptus D. 899 Nr. 2 & 3
•Schubert: Du bist die Ruh D. 776
•Schubert: Das Wandern & Wohin? aus Die schöne Müllerin D. 795
•Schubert: Aufenthalt & Der Doppelgänger aus Schwanengesang D. 957
•Schubert: Der Wanderer D. 489
•Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D. 118
•Schubert: Ständchen von Shakespeare D. 889

CD x 1

Piano Classics

1/19/24

5029365102711