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Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 - 3 / Piano Concerto in Hungarian Style

1/1/2000, 10 Tracks, 1:05:35

Featuring

  • Hans Graf
  • Janina Fialkowska
  • Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Franz Liszt
  • Sophie Menter

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Composer Biography

During his lifetime, Franz Liszt was considered not only a successful concert pianist but also a highly influential and revered teacher and composer.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The 'Concerto in the Hungarian Style' (also known as the 'Sophie Menter Concerto') was actually composed by Liszt for his pupil Sophie Menter, with orchestral accompaniment later added by Tchaikovsky.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Liszt's concerti feature a concept, inspired by Berlioz and Beethoven, where a single musical idea evolves and develops throughout the entire work, creating internal unity.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Maurice Ravel, a French composer, argued that Franz Liszt's musical 'shortcomings' were actually influential, contributing to the styles of composers like Wagner, Strauss, and Franck.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Liszt's two published piano concerti (in E flat and A Major) were composed over long periods, with early sketches dating from the 1830s, but not completed until 1849.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 3, E flat, Op. Posth., was composed before 1839 but was lost or forgotten and never performed during his lifetime.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Liszt's E flat Major Concerto achieved notoriety for its prominent use of the triangle, earning it the nickname 'Triangle Concerto'.

Source: Booklet

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