Liszt: Années de pèlerinage

Featuring

Roger Muraro
Franz Liszt

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Composer Biography

Under the influence of Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Liszt curbed his career as a pianist at age 38 to focus on composition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt intended Années de pèlerinage to express an ineffable poetry of sound, going beyond words or images.

Compositional Technique

Liszt's Années de pèlerinage incorporates influences from other composers, such as Schubert in Il Penseroso, Chopin in Les cloches de Genève, and Berlioz in Le mal du pays and Vallée d'Obermann.

Interpretation

Pianist Roger Muraro chose to open the third book of Années de pèlerinage with the Angelus! movement performed on harmonium, an instrument whose celestial sonorities give it a prelude-like character.

Recording & Production

This recording features Roger Muraro playing both piano and harmonium, with the harmonium specifically used for the Angelus! movement on CD3.

Composition History

Franz Liszt began composing Années de pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) at age 24 and continued working on it throughout his life.

Performer Biography

Roger Muraro, the pianist on this recording, is known for his interpretations of 20th-century music, particularly the complete solo piano works of Olivier Messiaen.