Liszt: Scherzo & Marsch, 2 Ballades, La Romanesca, 2 Légendes, Csárdás macabre

Featuring

Leonardo Pierdomenico
Franz Liszt

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Performer Biography

Leonardo Pierdomenico, the pianist on this album, won the 'Raymond E. Buck' Jury Discretionary Award at the 2017 'Van Cliburn' International Competition.

Composition History

Liszt's two Légendes are based on miracles attributed to two saints who shared his name: St. Francis of Assisi and St. Francis of Paola.

Compositional Technique

The 'Scherzo und Marsch' is a single-movement work, despite its title, with the march section serving as a trio to the scherzo sections.

Composition History

Liszt's Second Ballade is believed to be inspired by Gottfried August Bürger's ballad 'Lenore,' a tale of a maiden's ride with her deceased fiancé.

Composition History

The First Ballade, also known as 'Le chant du croisé' (The crusader's song), may have been inspired by the end of Liszt's eleven-year relationship with Countess Marie d'Agoult.

Composer Biography

Franz Liszt, the composer, received four minor orders of acolyte, exorcist, lector, and porter in 1865, granting him the title of Abbé.

Compositional Technique

Liszt's 'Csárdás macabre' is considered one of his most radical conceptions, pushing the boundaries of tonality with bare open fifths and chromatic sequences.