LISZT

Bicentenary Edition:

Don Juan Fantasy, Mephisto Waltz & Polka, Etudes

CD1:

01 La Leggierezza-Concert Étude No. 2 (4:21)

02 Un Sospiro-Concert Étude No. 3 (4’41)

Harmonies poétiques et religieuses

03 Funérailles (October 1849) (12’37)

Études d’Exécution Transcendante

04 Paysage (Étude No. 3) (4’41)

05 Ricordanza (Étude No. 9) (9’23)

06 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 (4’49)

Années de Pèlerinage 2 Italie

07 Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (5’56)

08 Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (6’02)

09 Valse Oubliée No. 1 (2’41)

10 Mephisto Polka No. 1 (3’54)

Grandes Études de Paganini

11 La Capricciosa No. 2 (4’42)

12 La Chasse No. 5 (2’56)

13 La Campanella No. 3 (4’36)

CD2

01 Réminiscenses de “Robert le Diable”

de Meyerbeer: Valse infernale (10’02)

02 Gnomenreigen (2’49)

03 Mephisto Polka (3’59)

04 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (10’39)

05 Réminiscenses de “Don Juan” (Mozart) (17’04)

06 Waltz from “Faust” (Gounod) (10’10)

Earl Wild (piano)

Earl Wild’s death in 2010 was a farewell to one of the greatest pianists from the Golden Age of the Piano. His career spanned the biggest part of the 20th Century (more than 80 years), and he played with such legendary conductors as Toscanini, Reiner, Horenstein, Mitropoulos, Klemperer, Ormandy, Dorati and Solti. A dazzling virtuoso, he made the music of Liszt a central point in his repertoire. His performances of Gnomenreigen, La Leggierezza or the Mephisto Waltz were legendary.

This 2-CD set offers some of the finest Liszt playing on disc. CD 1 was issued on Vanguard Classics as “The Demonic Liszt” and shows the devilish side of Liszt, the multifaceted genius. The second CD contains live recordings from different periods, red-hot performances of great brilliance and passion.

Piano Classics 2cds PCLD0021