I've discovered Liszt. I heard of him long ago but never really knew his works or anything about him. Turns out, he seems he was quite the virtuoso. And drove an evolution with the new style of piano emerging in his day.
I'd like to get some CD's of his works to get acquainted. Any recommendations for works, artist, CDs?
I'm looking at Deutche Grammaphone Liszt Sonata in B Minor by Martha Argerich. Good label, famous piece, good artist. Also considering instead Philips Liszt Sonata in B Minor by Claudio Arrau; also good label, good piece, sounds like a respected artist.
Other suggestions for Sonata in B Minor?
Other suggestions for other works?
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March 23, 2025, 05:08 PM
mr kablammo
If you can, before you buy, listen online to a particular piece. I just listened to the Faust Symphonyby Bernstein.
Liszt did piano transcriptions of all nine of Beethoven's symphonies. I had had a project to listen to all of those but got distracted.
David Hurwitz reviewed CDs on YT. I have really enjoyed his channel.
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March 23, 2025, 05:14 PM
Pipe Smoker
I’m not really keen on Liszt in general. But his arrangement of Shumann’s “Widmung” (Dedication) is superb. I would look for a CD that has it.
Originally posted by ftttu: <snip> Liebestraume <snip>
Liebestraum No. 3 is most popular. I’ve never, ever, heard Liebestraum No. 1 or Liebestraum No. 2 in my life. They must be stinkers.
Serious about crackers.
March 23, 2025, 06:52 PM
BB61
Yuja Wang, Lang Lang, and Valentina Lisitsa have some nice recordings of Liszt. I’d just Google them and pick what you like. I prefer Yuja Wang so I’d start there.
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March 23, 2025, 09:28 PM
Outnumbered
My 15 y/o son just performed Liszt’s Liebestraum on piano, for regional solo and ensemble competition. The music teacher who was his judge appeared to be stunned, and scored him a starred-first, sending him to state. She marked ZERO points off on his grading sheet! All without looking at the sheet music!
March 23, 2025, 11:12 PM
konata88
Thanks guys. I picked a couple featuring Arrau.
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I find it simple to go to any music streaming service and find sufficient info in the "essentials" type liszting. From that, I choose what if anything to add to the library.
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