Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was not only a brilliant and innovative composer and the greatest piano virtuoso of the 19th century; he was also a generous popularizer of other composers’ music. One of his primary methods was through his superb piano transcriptions of great orchestral, operatic, and other pieces. These transcriptions — many of them masterpieces in their own right — made it possible for people living far from the concert hall to re-create and enjoy music to which they would otherwise have had no access.
Liszt’s incomparable mastery of the art of transcription is reflected in this rich selection of favorites, including Rossini’s «La Danza,» Bach’s «Organ Fantasy and Fugue in G minor,» Beethoven’s «Joyous gathering of the peasants» from the «Pastorale» Symphony, Mendelssohn’s «Wedding March» and «Dance of the Elves» from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, «The Trout» and «Erikönig» by Schubert, the «Polonaise» from Tchaikovsky’s EugeneOnegin, and many others.
Contenido:
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Organ Fantasy and Fugue in G minor
Prelude and Fugue in A minor
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Joyous gathering of the peasants»(Scherzo from Symphony No. 6, ‘Pastorale,’ Op. 68)
Chopin, Frédéric
The Maiden`s Wish(Song theme and three new variations)
Gounod, Charles
Waltz from Faust (Concert paraphrase from the opera)
Mendelssohn, Felix
Wedding March and Dance of the Elves (Incidental music for Shakespeare`s A Midsummer Night`s Dream) On Wings of Song
Rossini, Gioacchino
La Danza (Neapolitan tarantella)
La Regata Veneziana (Nocturne)
Shubert, Franz
Erlkönig (Elf King)
The Trout Grand March in B minor
Schumann, Robert
Widmung (Dedication)
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyitch
Polonaise (From the opera Eugene Onegin)