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Liszt: Complete Piano Music 9 – Sonata, Elegies & Consolations

5/10/2024, 23 Tracks, 1:16:47

Featuring

  • Leslie Howard
  • Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

Leslie Howard, the pianist on this recording, undertook the largest recording project ever by a solo pianist: the complete solo piano music of Franz Liszt, spanning 95 compact discs.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The two Liszt Elegies were composed for specific occasions: the first for a memorial concert for Marie Moukhanoff, and the second to thank Lina Ramann for an article about the first Elegy.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leslie Howard has received the Grand Prix du Disque five times, with an additional special Grand Prix du Disque awarded upon the completion of his Liszt series.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Liszt dedicated his Sonata in B minor to Robert Schumann, the German composer, in return for Schumann dedicating his Fantasy, Op. 17, to Liszt.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Liszt's Totentanz is based on the medieval plainsong Dies irae and features five large variations with many smaller ones incorporated.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leslie Howard is the President of the British Liszt Society and has received numerous international awards for his dedication to Liszt's music, including the Pro Cultura Hungarica award from Hungary in 2000.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is part of a larger series titled 'The Complete Music for Solo Piano - Volume 9' by Liszt, performed by Leslie Howard.

Source: Booklet

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