Episode 1
Donald Macleod explains how witnessing the great violin virtuoso Paganini perform in Paris inspired Liszt to extend his piano technique even further.
Donald Macleod begins a week of programmes looking at Liszt's extraordinary contribution to the piano repertoire, alongside the music of his friends, rivals and protégés.
By the age of twenty, Liszt was already an acclaimed master of his instrument, but witnessing the great violin virtuoso Paganini perform in Paris inspired him to extend his piano technique even further.
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Franz Liszt
Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139 for piano [based on S.137-8]No.8 Wilde Jagd
Performer: Claudio ARRAU - Piano
- PHILIPS.
- 416-458-2.
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Niccolò Paganini
Concerto no. 1 in D major Op.6 for violin and orchestra
Conductor: Osmo VANSKA Performer: Ilia GRINGOLTS - Violin Performer: Lahti S O
- BIS.
- CD-999.
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Carl Czerny
Die Kunst der Fingerfertigkeit[The art of finger practice] Op.740 for piano
Performer: Guy DAGUL - Piano
- FHMD.
- 8-81.
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Franz Liszt
6 Grandes etudes de Paganini S.141 for piano
Performer: Marc-Andre HAMELIN - Piano
- HYPERION.
- CDA-67370.
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Franz Liszt
(Berlioz) Symphonie fantastique S.470, transc. for piano
Performer: Idil BIRET - Piano
- NAXOS.
- 8.-550725.
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Franz Liszt
Annees de pelerinage - 1er annee, Suisse S.160
Performer: Stephen HOUGH - Piano
- hyperion.
- cda 67424.
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