Timothy Fallon, the tenor on this recording, won first prize at the Wigmore Hall/Kohn Foundation International Song Competition in 2013.
Performer Biography
Ammiel Bushakevitz, the pianist, has received top prizes at several competitions, including the International Schubert Competition and the International Johannes Brahms Competition.
Composer Biography
In his later years, Liszt moved to a monastery in Rome and received the title of Abbé after taking minor Catholic orders.
Compositional Technique
Liszt's only English setting, "Go not, happy day," explores new musical paths with unconventional resolutions and abrupt silences, creating palpable tension.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Liszt's revisions of his songs, which make up over a third of his 127 songs, reflect his personal withdrawal and a shift to a more solitary, Spartan existence.
Composition History
The song "Angiolin dal biondo crin" was the first song Liszt ever composed, written for his three-year-old daughter Blandine during happy summers in Italy.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt, a restless figure, continually reinvented himself throughout his life, transitioning from a performer to a pedagogue, priest, and patriot.
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