Franz Schubert's 'Wanderer Fantasy' is highly virtuosic, and Franz Liszt even arranged it as a concert piece for piano and orchestra.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Alexander Scriabin, a Russian composer, initially followed Liszt and Chopin but later drew his pianistic works toward states of ecstasy.
Composition History
Frédéric Chopin dedicated his first twelve-part etude cycle, Op. 10, from 1831 to Franz Liszt.
Composition History
Liszt's 'Funérailles' from 'Harmonies poétiques et religieuses' was intended to honor the dead of the revolutionary year 1848, according to Liszt's own account.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maurice Ravel believed that the idea of a piece of music must remain entirely independent of the sound in which it is clothed.
Compositional Technique
Chopin's Etude No. 9 from Op. 25 is considered a pianistic showpiece full of lightness and grace, suggesting the image of a butterfly's wings.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, who was Richard Wagner's father-in-law, makes several appearances on this album with pieces that would always make it to the top of the charts.
