Liszt: Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 / Petrarch Sonnets (3) / Légendes (2), for piano, S.175

1. Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

2. Petrarch Sonnets II (3), for piano (Années II/4-6), S.161/4-6 (LW A55/4-6) Sonetto del Petrarca 47
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

3. Petrarch Sonnets II (3), for piano (Années II/4-6), S.161/4-6 (LW A55/4-6) Sonetto del Petrarca 104
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

4. Petrarch Sonnets II (3), for piano (Années II/4-6), S.161/4-6 (LW A55/4-6) Sonetto del Petrarca 123
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

5. Légendes (2), for piano, S.175 (LW A219) St. Francoise d'Assie: la predication aux oiseaux
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

6. Légendes (2), for piano, S.175 (LW A219) St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Artur Pizarro

Liszt: Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 / Petrarch Sonnets (3) / Légendes (2), for piano, S.175,Franz Liszt,Artur Pizarro,Collins Classics,Classical,Classical Music

Average customer rating: Untiring virtuousness! Only Liszt did it better!

Earl Wild Plays Liszt (The 1985 Sessions) Manufacturer: Ivory Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Wild, Earl | ( W ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Virtuosity of Earl Wild Earl Wild Plays Johannes Brahms Earl Wild at 88 Earl Wild - Living History 'At 90' Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ASIN: B000056CG1 Release Date: 2001-01-16

Tracks:

1. 'Annees De Pelerinage' Second Year: Italy, S.161: Dante Son (Andante Maestoso...
2. 'Annees De Pelerinage' Second Year: Italy, S.161: Sonetto No.47 Del Petrarca (Preludio Con Moto...
3. 'Annees De Pelerinage' Second Year: Italy, S.161: Sonetto No.104 Del Petrarca (Agitato Assai...
4. 'Annees De Pelerinage' Second Year: Italy, S.161: Sonetto No.123 Del Petrarca (Lento Placido...
5. 'Annees De Pelerinage' Third Year: S.163: Les Jeux D'eau A La Villa d'Este: (Fountains Of The...
6. Ballade No.2 in b, S.171: Allegro Moderato - Lento Assai - Tempo I - Lento Assai - Allegretto...
7. Liebestraume (3 Notturnos), S.541: No.2 in E flat (2nd Version): ('Seliger Tod') (Quasi Lento...)
8. Liebestraume (3 Notturnos), S.541: No.3 in A flat: ('O Lieb, So Lang Du Lieben Kannst!) (Poco...
9. Conc Etude No.3 in D flat, S.144 'Un Sospiro': Allegro Affettuoso
10. Fant And Fugue in g, S.463: Fant (Grave)
11. Fant And Fugue in g, S.463: Fugue (Allegro)
12. Son in b, S.178: Lento Assai - Allegro Energico - Grandioso - Recitative - Andante Sostenuto...
13. Son in b, S.178: Fugue: Allegro Energico - Piu Mosso - Stretta Quasi Presto - Presto...
14. Die Loreley (Second Version), S.532: Nicht Schleppend
15. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses, S.173: Funerailles: Intro (Adagio) - Lagrimoso - Poco...
16. Seventeen Polish Songs, Op.74 'Six Chants Polonais', S.480: My Joys (Nocturne) (Quasi Allegretto)
17. Mephisto Polka, S.217: Allegretto
18. Consolation No.3 in D flat, S.172: Lento Placido

Amazon.com

Earl Wild is a premier Lisztian, one of the great Romantic pianists of our age, claims easily confirmed by this two-disc set of major Liszt piano works recorded in 1985 and issued here in splendid sound. The attributes of Wild's playing are all present on these discs--a big, burnished tone, the technique to make even the most difficult works sound easy, and mastery of both subtle rubato and grandiloquent rhetoric, both indispensable for satisfying Liszt playing. We hear these immediately in the Dante Sonata, where Wild's brazen colorings and wide dynamic range capture Liszt's depiction of the poet's Inferno. And we hear those pianistic virtues at the end of the recital as well, with a gently flowing, poetic Consolation No. 3. The Sonata has been recorded by most of the century's great pianists, but Wild's interpretation is compelling by virtue of its flowing narrative approach--you feel he's telling a dramatic story that seethes with passion and has long chapters of philosophic reflection. Perhaps it's that storytelling aspect of Wild's Liszt that makes it so individual and at the same time so true to the Lisztian spirit. Everything on these discs is played at the highest level. Miss it at your peril. --Dan Davis

Album Description

Critics and audiences all over the world have praised Earl Wild's virtuosity and musicality. In a continuing celebration of his 85th birthday, Ivory Classics is re-issuing some of his most collectible and most admired performances of Franz Liszt's masterpieces. Available for the first time in remastered 24-bit high definition HDCD encoded sound!

Customer Reviews:

Untiring virtuousness!.......2006-04-05

At the moment to recall the great Liszt interpreters in the last Century, Earl Wild must be always included, due he not only is owner of a prodigious and subduing technique, but besides, he possesses that fundamental lyric flight, so necessary at the moment to play this Hungarian composer.

Overwhelming expressiveness, éclat, powerful spelling, flair and dazzling fingering make of this CD an absolute must for all those who want to know the minimum facets of these fireworks pieces.

Only Liszt did it better!.......2001-04-03

Okay, that might not be entirely true, but I'm very excited after listening to this 2-CD set of some of the best of Liszt's music for piano. We begin with the 'Dante' Sonata and end with the lovely Consolation no. 3. What's in between? Music of light and dark, angels and demons. The Sonata is played as I want it played--finally! And Earl Wild is telling a story here. But the power! the grace! the lyricism! I've been listening to a lot of Liszt this year, by several players, and I have to say that I'm going to buy as much Liszt by Earl Wild as I can get my hands on. Judging by these two discs, I place him pretty much at the top of the heap of Liszt players. They all have their strengths, yes, but there's something about Wild. I'd love to hear him play the Transcendental Etudes, the Years of Pilgrimage, Paganini Etudes, the Waltzes, the transcriptions... SO: buy this set and fall in love with Liszt again.

Average customer rating:

The Romantic Piano, Vol. 1 Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Mendelssohn | Mendelssohn, Felix | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Barenboim, Daniel | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Noels | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General Christmas | Holiday | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music General Christmas | Holiday Music | Special Features | Music ASIN: B0002IRY18 Release Date: 2004-11-09

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Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor/Petrarch Sonnets Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000E8RE Release Date: 1992-05-01

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Liszt: Sonata, for piano in B minor, S. 178 / Petrarch Sonnets (3) / Légendes (2), for piano, S.175 Manufacturer: Collins Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003VXE Release Date: 1993-08-24

Tracks:

1. Son in b, G.178: Lento Assai-Allegro Energico-Grandioso-(Allegro)
2. Son in b, G.178: (Development Part I)
3. Son in b, G.178: Andante Sostenuto-Quasi Adagio
4. Son in b, G.178: (Development Part II: Allegro Energico (Fuguel))
5. Son in b, G.178: Recapitulation
6. Son in b, G.178: Coda: Presto-Prestissimo-Andante Sostenuto-Allegro Moderato-Lento Assai
7. Tre Sonetti Del Petrarca: (Annees De Pelerinage-Deuxieme Anne), G.161: Son 47
8. Tre Sonetti Del Petrarca: (Annees De Pelerinage-Deuxieme Anne), G.161: Son 104
9. Tre Sonetti Del Petrarca: (Annees De Pelerinage-Deuxieme Anne), G.161: Son 123 - Artur Pizarro A
10. Two Legends, G.173: St. Franoise D' Assie: La Predication Aux Oiseaux
11. Two Legends, G.173: St. Francois De Paule Marchant Sur Les Flots

Average customer rating: Acceptable performance, but lacks in musicality

Liszt: Sonata In B Minor/Petrarca/Dante Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000006VI Release Date: 1992-12-11

Tracks:

1. Sonata in B Minor
2. Sonetto 47 Del Petrarca
3. Sonetto 104 Del Petrarca
4. Sonetto 123 Del Petrarca
5. Apres une Lecture du Dante - Fantasia Quasi Sonata

Customer Reviews:

Acceptable performance, but lacks in musicality.......2005-08-07

The major work on this album is clearly the Piano Sonata in Bm. I own four recordings of this piece, and this is the worst of the bunch. Right off the bat, there is a lack of ferocity in the Lento assai beginning and an as he plays through the 17 or so tempo changes, I can't help feel that I'm being shortchanged by the performance. Maybe this is because I am constantly comparing the performance to the benchmark performance by Martha Argerich (which is available on multiple recordings Martha Argerich Collection DG, Debut Recital DG, Greatest Pianists of the 20th Century II Philips).

If you want the Liszt Piano Sonata, buy the Argerich version. Browning's performance is forgettable. Argerich's performance is spectacular.

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Liszt: Sonata in B minor: Tre Sonetti del Petrarca Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Beethoven: Sonatas for piano No29; Sonatas for piano No28 Vladimir Feltsman- American "Live" Debut at Carnegie Hall ASIN: B0000026Q5 Release Date: 1989-10-24

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Liszt: Piano Sonatas/Rigoletto-Paraphrase Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000034XV Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Son For Pno In b, S178 (Exposition)...
2. Son For Pno In b, S178 (Development)...
3. Son For Pno In b, S178 (Recapitulation)
4. Sonetti Di Petrarca Sonetto 47
5. Sonetti Di Petrarca Sonetto 104
6. Sonetti Di Petrarca Sonetto 123
7. Rigoletto-Paraphrase, S434

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1. Music for Breakfast in Bed
2. Music for Celebration
3. Music from the 1995 Royal Tournament
4. Music to Renew Your Soul
5. On the Air
6. Operatic Festival
7. Out of Doors Suite / 6 Etudes
8. Pandora / Soirees De Barcelona / Ariel
9. Peter Maxwell Davies: Black Pentecost / Stone Litany
10. Peter Maxwell Davies: Trumpet Concerto/Symphony No. 4

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