Franz Liszt Essentials
Apple Music Classical
Franz Liszt was a rock star of the 19th century, with his thrilling piano performances, long, swaying hair and stirring compositions. An avid traveller and lover of art, the Hungarian pianist's rhapsodic works reflect an array of European ideals: the flowing lyricism of Italian vocal works, the sparkling, graceful arpeggios and voice leading of French music, and the rigour and drama of a more traditionally German style. These elements combine in visionary symphonic poems and profoundly tender—sometimes demonic—piano works that revolutionised the musical forms of the day.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244 (Orchestral Version)
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 110, No. 2 "The Dance in the Village Inn" (After Lenau)
Christmas Oratorio: Pastorale Und Verkundigung Des Engels (Pastorale and Herald Angel's Song) (Soprano, Tneor, Chorus)
Cracow Chamber Choir, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Helmuth Rilling, Andreas Schmidt, SWR Symphonieorchester, Michael Schade, Henriette Bonde-Hansen, Iris Vermillion
Der Doppelgänger, S. 375 No. 5 (After Schwanengesang, D. 957 No. 13 by Franz Schubert)
Les Préludes, symphonic poem No. 3, S. 97 (After Lamartine)
Totentanz, S. 126, R. 457 (Danse macabre / Dance of Death)
III. Mephistopheles