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Among Liszt’s operatic paraphrases and transcriptions, those based on Verdi operas constitute some of the composer/pianist’s most effective and satisfying efforts in the genre. Since
2005 International Busoni Competition winner Giuseppe Andaloro makes his first contribution to Naxos’ slowly but steadily progressing complete Liszt piano music cycle, starting with all
Most of Arcadi Volodos’ first all-Liszt outing for Sony concerns itself with the composer’s introspective, poetic, and mystical persona. The main exception occurs at the
Oleg Marshev and the Liszt Sonata generally mesh well. The pianist meets the composer’s virtuosic challenges head on, fusing energy, bravura, and unassailable finger power.
Max Reger’s Bach transcriptions for organ have little to do with the style and spirit of the composer’s original works for the instrument. The Chromatic
First a little bit of housekeeping: Despite the identification of Le Triomphe funèbre de Tasse as “Symphonic Poem No. 2”, it actually is No. “2a”
Considering the all-around excellence of his four DG solo releases, Yundi Li’s concerto debut for the label disappoints. For starters, the engineering conveys a bloated,
Hélène Grimaud made her first five CDs for the Denon label, when the pianist was in her mid-teens through early 20s. Brilliant Classics has reissued
Looking for Liszt’s major piano/orchestra works at budget price? You can’t do better than these 1990 recordings. The two concertos and Hungarian Fantasy prove ideal
Here’s a recital centered upon how seven composers of different eras deal with fugal texture, featuring the Bulgarian-born, Russian-trained, Paris-based pianist Lilia Boyadjieva. Working backward,
