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Liszt: Album d'un voyageur: Impressions et Poesies - Apparitions

3/28/2011, 10 Tracks, 1:18:21

Featuring

  • Ashley Wass
  • Franz Liszt

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Composition History

The piece 'Lyon' from Album d'un voyageur is dedicated to Liszt's spiritual mentor, the Abbé Lamennais, and reflects the slogan of striking silk-weavers in Lyon.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Liszt's interest in virtuoso performance was rekindled after hearing the great violinist Paganini, whose technical skill he then sought to emulate.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The Album d'un voyageur was inspired by a tour Liszt undertook with Marie d'Agoult, his mistress and the mother of his three children, in Switzerland in 1835.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Franz Liszt, born in Hungary in 1811, was the son of Adam Liszt, a steward for the Esterházy Princes, who were patrons of Haydn.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ashley Wass, the pianist on this recording, is the only British pianist to have won First Prize at the London International Piano Competition.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Liszt, the composer, aimed to express deep emotions and vivid perceptions in music, inspired by his travels and the relationship between nature and his soul.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

Ashley Wass is Naxos's first ever exclusively contracted solo artist.

Source: Booklet

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