Like the Sky in Rome

Featuring

I-Chiao Shih
Clemens Müller
Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

Pianist Clemens Müller is a renowned song accompanist, having achieved success at competitions like the German Music Competition and the Paula Salomon-Lindberg Competition 'Das Lied'.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded on Franz Liszt's original Steingraeber piano, which he used for artistic and social evenings in Bayreuth from 1878 to 1886.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt's songs served as a refuge and musical laboratory throughout his life, influencing later composers like Richard Wagner, Hugo Wolf, and Claude Debussy.

Composer Biography

Franz Liszt, born in 1811 in Raiding, Hungary, was a restless wanderer who lived in many European countries and toured from Constantinople to Belfast.

Performer Biography

Mezzo-soprano I-chiao Shih has won numerous awards, including Second Prize at the Paula Salomon-Lindberg Competition 'Das Lied' and First Prize in the Young Artist Showcase Competition in Taiwan.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt's songs are unique as a mirror of 19th-century pan-European culture, combining influences from various European traditions and folk music.

Compositional Technique

Liszt often reworked his songs over decades, reflecting his development as a composer and a human being, sometimes taking 28 years for a piece to reach its final version.