Liszt the Visionary
Donald Macleod explores the very modern, forward-looking works of Liszt's final decade.
Donald Macleod explores the very modern, forward-looking works of Liszt's final decade.
Am Grabe Richard Wagners, S202
Kronos Quartet
Aki Takahashi (piano)
Marcella DeCray (harp)
Bagatelle sans tonalite, S216a
Valse oubliee No 1, S215
Leslie Howard (piano)
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe (Symphonic Poem No 13), S107
Leipzig Gewandhausorchester
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este (Annees de pelerinage, troisieme annee, S163 )
Alfred Brendel (piano)
La lugubre gondola, S134
Steven Isserlis (cello)
Stephen Hough (piano)
Nuages Gris, S199; Schlaflos! Frage und Antwort, S203; Unstern! Sinistre, disastro, S208
Paul Lewis (piano)
Go not, happy day, S335 (Text: Tennyson)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Geoffrey Parsons (piano).
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- Fri 27 Jun 200812:00BBC Radio 3
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