IDAGIO | The Sound of Weimar. Schubert - Liszt Transcriptions 3760014194719

Featuring

Martin Haselböck
Gottlieb Wallisch
Orchester Wiener Akademie
Franz Liszt
Franz Schubert

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Compositional Technique

Liszt's arrangements of Schubert's piano marches are more complex than the originals, profoundly affecting their formal structure, as evidenced by his autograph scores with corrections.

Composition History

Franz Liszt's 'Les Morts - Oraison' and 'La Notte' were composed as 'music of remembrance' following the deaths of his son Daniel and daughter Blandine, serving as a personal way to cope with his grief.

Cultural Impact

Franz Liszt's transcriptions and orchestrations of Franz Schubert's works, like the 'Wanderer' Fantasy, helped make Schubert popular and well-known, similar to how Mendelssohn popularized Schubert's 'Great C major' Symphony.

Notable Performances

The orchestral version of Liszt's 'Vexilla regis prodeunt - Kreuzeshymnus' remained unperformed in the archives until its premiere by the Orchester Wiener Akademie on October 20, 2013, in Weimar, and this CD marks its first recording.

Interpretation

Martin Haselböck, the artistic director, limits the orchestra to never more than sixty players, reflecting the size of orchestra Liszt had at his disposal, and uses historically informed musicians playing on original instruments.

Interpretation

This recording project, featuring the Orchester Wiener Akademie as 'Orchestra in residence' at the Liszt Festival Raiding, performs Franz Liszt's orchestral works on original instruments.

Recording & Production

The recording takes place in the Franz Liszt Konzerthaus in Raiding, Austria, which opened in 2006 and is known for its excellent acoustics, perfectly suiting the size of orchestra Liszt himself used.