The Ninth Wonder of the World
Donald Macleod examines the influence of Adam Liszt in the promotion of his son as child prodigy extraordinaire.
Franz Liszt was the most photographed man of the 19th century and the most sculpted man aside from Napoleon - one of the most recognisable figures of his age. Donald Macleod delves into the life and work of the prolific composer and virtuoso pianist through five images of the composer. Liszt's acclaim as a child was such that he was even claimed to be a reincarnation of Mozart. In Monday’s episode, Donald examines an engraving of the 9 year-old Liszt after a portrait by Ferdinand de Luttgendorf-Leinburg, using it to trace the influence of Liszt's father Adam in the promotion of his son as this child prodigy extraordinaire.
50 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli – Variation 24
Evelyne Dubourg, piano
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Transcendental Etude No 4 'Mazeppa'
Lise de la Salle, piano
Don Sanche (The Castle of Love): Overture
Hungarian State Opera Orchestra
Tamás Pál, conductor
Malédiction
Jorge Bolet, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Christus - Ressurexit
Henriette Bonde-Hansen, soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, bass
Iris Vermillion, alto
Gächinger Kantorei
Cracow Chamber Choir
Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
Helmut Rilling, conductor
Produced by Sam Phillips for BBC Wales
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Franz Liszt
Variation on a Waltz of Diabelli, S 147
Performer: Evelyne Dubourg.- TUDOR TUDOR7044.
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- PHILIPS 4565702.
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Franz Liszt
Transcendental Etudes: No 4 - Mazeppa
Performer: Lise de la Salle.- NAÏVE V5267.
- NAÏVE.
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Franz Liszt
Don Sanche (The Castle of Love): Overture
Orchestra: Magyar Állami Operaház zenekara. Conductor: Tamás Pál.- HUNGATRON HCD12744-45.
- HUNGATRON.
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Franz Liszt
Malédiction, Op 452
Performer: Jorge Bolet. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.- DECCA 4140792.
- DECCA.
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Franz Liszt
Christus: Resurrexit
Singer: Henriette Bonde-Hansen. Singer: Michael Schade. Singer: Andreas Schmidt. Singer: Iris Vermillion. Choir: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart. Choir: Krakow Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Director: Helmuth Rilling.- Hänssler HAEN98121.
- Hänssler.
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- Mon 21 Jan 201912:00BBC Radio 3
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