Notes and Editorial Reviews
50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas. This new release is dedicated to the 50 best works of Liszt and celebrates the 200th anniversary of this beloved Hungarian composer's birth. CD 1 presents complete performances of Liszt's sweeping piano concertos as well as extracts from a number of his other works for piano and orchestra. The remaining two CDs showcase Liszt's huge output of works for solo piano, from his celebrated miniatures and transcriptions to his massive sonatas and intricate etudes.
50 Best is a series of 3-CD sets which feature genres of music ranging from symphonies, concertos, and solo instrumental works to chamber music, songs, and operas. This new release is dedicated to the 50 best works of Liszt and celebrates the 200th anniversary of this beloved Hungarian composer's birth. CD 1 presents complete performances of Liszt's sweeping piano concertos as well as extracts from a number of his other works for piano and orchestra. The remaining two CDs showcase Liszt's huge output of works for solo piano, from his celebrated miniatures and transcriptions to his massive sonatas and intricate etudes. Read less
Works on This Recording
2.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Michel Béroff (Piano)
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839/1861; Weimar, Germany
6.
Malédiction, S 121 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Michel Béroff (Piano)
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1840; Switzerland
7.
Totentanz, S 126 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Michel Béroff (Piano)
Conductor:
Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849/1859; Weimar, Germany
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