Liszt's music for violin and piano was influenced by his friendships with three musicians: Charles-Philippe Lafont, Joseph Joachim, and Ede Reményi.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Liszt's "La notte" incorporates a poetic quatrain by Michelangelo and words from Virgil's Aeneid, reflecting a soldier dying far from home.
Recording & Production
This recording is based on a critical complete edition of Liszt's violin works, published in 2010 by Liszt scholar Leslie Howard, which corrected many previous errors.
Instruments
Friedemann Eichhorn, the violinist, plays a Vincenzo Panormo violin from 1784, on loan from the Sinfonima Foundation in Mannheim.
Composition History
Many of Liszt's works for violin and piano are reworkings of earlier pieces, often with new ideas rather than simple transcriptions.
Performer Biography
Rolf-Dieter Arens, the pianist on this album, is the President of the Franz Liszt Society in Weimar and the Artistic Director of the Liszt Festival.
Composition History
The piece "La notte" was composed by Liszt in tribute to his elder daughter Blandine, who died shortly after childbirth.
