This album was recorded in March 2024 at the Gustav Mahler Cultural Center in Dobbiaco, featuring a Steinway & Sons Model D-274 piano named "Ferdinand."
Compositional Technique
Liszt's Sonata in B minor is described as a 'universal love poem' with a unique circular structure in piano history, where themes born from a single cell return to silence after a gigantic deployment.
Composition History
Many of Liszt's works, including the 12 Études d'exécution transcendante and Années de Pèlerinage, were finalized or created during his time with Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein.
Performer Biography
Tanguy de Williencourt, the pianist on this album, has performed in major venues across France and internationally, including the Philharmonie de Paris and the Berlin Philharmonie.
Composer Biography
Liszt's life was marked by two significant companions: Marie d'Agoult, who accompanied his rise to fame, and Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein, who supported his creative output and withdrawal from performance.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Franz Liszt believed his work and life were inseparable, with love serving as the central theme connecting them.
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