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Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S. 173

11/12/2021, 10 Tracks, 1:24:45

Featuring

  • Saskia Giorgini
  • Franz Liszt

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Composition History

The work takes its name and inspiration from a collection of poetry by Alphonse de Lamartine, a French Romantic poet and politician, who was a friend of Liszt.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The piece 'Funérailles' from the collection is a defiant elegy from October 1849, commemorating the fallen of the Hungarian Revolution, ruthlessly crushed by Austria with Russian backing.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded in April 2021 in Raiding, Austria, and Saskia Giorgini performs on a Bösendorfer 280VC piano.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Liszt's Harmonies poétiques et religieuses had a complex and protracted creation, with an early piece from 1833-34, and revisions continuing until its publication in 1853.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Franz Liszt's Harmonies poétiques et religieuses is a deeply humane and sincere work, reflecting human nature with its extreme compulsions and conflicts.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Saskia Giorgini, the pianist on this recording, considers Liszt's Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses a wonder, expressing its deep humanity and sincerity.

Source: Booklet

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