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Liszt: Dante Symphony / Dante Sonata (Arr. for 2 Pianos)

4/30/2008, 4 Tracks, 1:00:11

Featuring

  • Vittorio Bresciani
  • Francesco Nicolosi
  • Gabriella Thész
  • Barbara Szmodics
  • Franz Liszt Piano Duo
  • Hungarian Radio Children's Choir
  • Franz Liszt

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Composition History

Liszt's 'Dante Symphony' was completed in 1856 and arranged for two pianos by 1859, with its first performance in Dresden in 1857.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Franz Liszt, born in Hungary in 1811, received early encouragement from Hungarian nobility, allowing him to study in Vienna and Paris.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording of Liszt's 'Dante Symphony' and 'Dante Sonata' was sponsored by the Italian Cultural Institute, Budapest, and Hungarian Radio.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

The 'Dante Sonata' opens with ominous descending tritones, a musical interval known as the 'Devil's interval,' suggesting the entrance to Hell.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Liszt's 'Dante Sonata' was originally a 'fragment dantesque' which he performed in Vienna in 1839, later reworked for his Années de pèlerinage.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Liszt originally intended his 'Dante Symphony' to be accompanied by projected illustrations by Gustave Doré and even considered a wind machine for the 'Inferno' movement.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Franz Liszt Piano Duo, formed by Vittorio Bresciani and Francesco Nicolosi in 1998, promotes Liszt's symphonic works through his own two-piano transcriptions.

Source: Booklet

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