Liszt: Transcriptions and Arrangements of Handel, Gounod, Spohr and Raff
7/7/2014, 8 Tracks, 1:08:27
Featuring
Soyeon Kate Lee
Franz Liszt
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Composer Biography
Liszt described a period of his later life as 'une vie trifurquée' (a three-pronged life), dividing his time between Rome, Weimar, and Hungary.
Composer Biography
Franz Liszt's father, Adam Liszt, was a steward for Haydn's former patrons, the Esterházy Princes, and an amateur cellist.
Composer Biography
Liszt's encounter with virtuoso violinist Paganini in Paris in 1831 inspired him to explore new possibilities of virtuosity on the piano, leading to his Paganini Studies.
Composer Biography
Liszt was refused admission to the Paris Conservatoire by its director, Cherubini, because he was a foreigner.
Composer Biography
As a child, Liszt took piano lessons from Carl Czerny and composition lessons from Antonio Salieri, who had also taught Beethoven and Schubert.
Performer Biography
Pianist Soyeon Kate Lee is the co-founder and artistic director of Music by the Glass, a creative concert series in New York City.
Performer Biography
Soyeon Kate Lee, the pianist on this album, is a first prize winner of the 2010 Naumburg International Piano Competition.
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