Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Franz Liszt's Greatest Hits (Try to say that three times while eating crackers!)


Sadko's World of Music


1. Hungarian Rhapsody, for orchestra No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 359/2 (LW G21/2) 9:40 Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra, Pasquale Cardillo and Pasquale Cardillo Conducted by Arthur Fiedler
2. Liebesträume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ("O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3) 4:26 Performed by Philippe Entremont
3. La Campanella II, etude for piano in G sharp minor (Grand Paganini Étude No. 3), S. 141/3 (LW A173/3) 4:24 Performed by André Watts
4. Années de pélerinage, 2nd Year ("Italie"), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Sonetto del Petrarca 6:23 Performed by Ricardo Castro
5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4) 18:22 Conducted by René Leibowitz Performed by Leonard Pennario and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande Études de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3) 5:45 Performed by Jorge Bolet
7. Mephisto Waltz, for orchestra No. 1 (Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke; Episoden No. 2), S. 110/2 (LW G16/2) 11:22 Performed by Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conducted by Fritz Reiner
8. Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97 (LW G3) 16:42
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein Performed by New York Philharmonic
If time allows:
9. Transcendental etudes. RCA Victor 1959. No. 1, C major.--No. 2, A minor.--No. 5, B♭ major.--No. 8, C minor.--No. 9, A♭ major.--No. 10, F minor.--No. 11, D♭ major.--No. 7, E♭ major.--No. 3, F major. Jorge Bolet, Pianist.
10. Sonata in B minor. Seraphim, [1975]Alfred Cortot, piano. Recorded March, 1929 in Europe.
11. Präludium und Fuge über den B-A-C-H Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, [1964]
Karl Richter, playing the Steinmeyer organ in the Herkules-Saal, Munich.

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