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Transcendence

3/2/2018, 7 Tracks, 1:12:55

Featuring

  • Mihai Ritivoiu
  • César Franck
  • George Enescu
  • Franz Liszt

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Compositional Technique

Franz Liszt's Piano Sonata is composed as a single long movement with an overarching sonata form, lasting approximately thirty minutes.

Source: Booklet

Instruments

The piano used for this recording is a Steinway D, a model often favored for its rich sound and versatility.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Chacombe, Northamptonshire, UK, from May 10-12, 2017.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

César Franck's Prélude, Choral et Fugue reflects his deep religious faith, transforming traditional forms to express emotional turmoil and achieve a sense of redemption.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Mihai Ritivoiu, the pianist on this album, won the Dinu Lipatti National Competition in Bucharest in 2010 and was a laureate of the George Enescu International Piano Competition in 2011.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The album title, 'Transcendence,' describes the three featured works by César Franck, George Enescu, and Franz Liszt, which all transcend the boundaries of merely pianistic music.

Source: Booklet

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Berg, Janáček, Liszt: Precipitando
Liszt, Rachmaninoff – Piano Sonatas
Schubert / Liszt: Sonates - Gilels
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 - Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35
Schubert: Piano Sonata 'Fantasy' - Liszt: Piano Sonata
Schubert - Piano Sonata D 960 & Liszt - Piano Sonata - Leonie Rettig
Schubert: Piano Sonata in D, D. 850/Op. 53; Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
Franz Liszt & Julius Reubke: Klaviersonaten
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 & Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784, Op. 143
Liszt: Piano Sonata In B Minor / Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 2
Resonances
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