Liszt's piano transcriptions of songs often required the notation of three staves and three hands, but he compressed them into two staves, treating both hands as one ten-fingered hand.
Performer Biography
Leen de Broekert, the performer on this album, was an organist for the Koorkerk (Abbey church) in Middelburg and a well-known teacher of various keyboard instruments.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's transcription of "Die Loreley" features a chord built from minor thirds that foreshadows Wagner's "Tristan chord," considered foundational to 20th-century music.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in December 1992 in 'De Dry Verloren Schapen' in Middelburg, Netherlands.
Instruments
The Erard Concert Grand piano used for this recording was described by Professor Cyril Ehrlich as "a magnificent instrument which may provide one standard."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt, the composer, considered the key of F-sharp Major to be "divine."
Instruments
For this recording, Leen de Broekert used his personal instrument, an Erard Concert Grand piano from London, 1863, which is 2.48 meters long.
