LISZT AT THE OPERA V

For exhaustive thoroughness and scholarship alone, Leslie Howard’s comprehensive cycle of Liszt’s piano works deserves landmark status in the annals of recorded history. Many of

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Malcuzynski/Pearl C

Although Witold Malcuzynski was a popular pianist in his day, his reputation has been in eclipse since his death in 1977. He made numerous recordings

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Barere Vol 2 APR C

The booklet accompanying Volume 2 of APR’s valuable Simon Barere series includes a photo of the poster advertising this concert. It shows a Peter Lorre

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MY FAVORITE LISZT

My Favorite Liszt, as this compilation is titled, coincides with some of my favorite Cliburn. If you like a meaty, big-boned Liszt Sonata served up

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Liszt Symphonic Poems

Franz Liszt’s two-piano transcriptions of his 12 symphonic poems have emerged from oblivion during the past decade. The Chicago-based duo Georgia and Louise Mangos made

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