Naxos's CDs of Liszt

Xah Lee

here's a partial list Naxos Records↗'s CD of Liszt's piano music.

v.1, Arnaldo Cohen , 1997 (amazon.com↗)

• 1. Danse Macabre: Danse Macabre, S555/R240 Op.40
• 2. Nuages Gris (Trube Wolken), S199/R78
• 3. Unstern: Sinistre, Disastro, S208/R80
• 4. Reminiscences Des Huguenots, Grande Fant Dramatique Sur Des Themes De L' Opera...
• 5. La Lugubre Gondola I, S200: 1/R81:1
• 6. La Lugubre Gondola II, S200: 2/R81:2
• 7. Impromptu ('Nocturne'), S191/R59
• 8. Totentanz, 'Danse Macabre', S525/R188

v.2, transcendental etudes, Jeno Jando↗, 1997 (amazon.com↗) .

Liszt's Transcendental etudes is my all-time favorite..

Jorge Bolet is precise with clarity. I love it. Claudio is grand and overbearing. I love it too. When playing in the backgroud, it will suddenly seize your attention by it's power and assertion. Of the two, precsion vs "music", i tends to favor the precision because from a logical point of view there's nothing in music other than precision. .

• 1. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: I. Preludio in C: Presto
• 2. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: II. Etude in a: Molto Vivace
• 3. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: III. Paysage (Landscape), in F: Poco Adagio
• 4. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: IV. Mazeppa in d: Allegro
• 5. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: V. Feux Follets (Will O' The Wisps), in B Flat...
• 6. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: VI. Vision in g: Lento
• 7. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: VII. Eroica in E Flat: Allegro
• 8. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: VIII. Wilde Jagd (Wild Hunt), in c: Presto Furioso
• 9. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: IX. Ricordanza (Remembrance), in A Flat: Andantino...
• 10. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: X. Etude in f: Allegro Agitato Molto
• 11. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: XI. Harmonies Du Soir (Evening Harmonies), in D Flat...
• 12. Etudes D'Execution Transcendante, S139/R2b: XII. Chasse-Neige (Snow-Whirls), in b Flat: Andante...

vol. 3 by Philip Thomson. (amazon.com↗) .

• 1. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 1. Invocation
• 2. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 2. Ave maria
• 3. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 3. Benediction de Diue Dans La Solitude
• 4. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 4. Pensee Des Morts
• 5. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 5. Pater Noster
• 6. Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses (S173/R14): 6. Hymne De L'Enfant A Son Reveil
• 7. Les Morts (S516/R183)
• 8. Resignazione (S187a/R388)
• 9. Ungarns Gott, 'A Magyarok Istene' (2-Hand Version)(S543a/R214a)

v.10 (amazon.com↗) .

v.11 (amazon.com↗) .

v.13 (amazon.com↗) .

v.14 (amazon.com↗)

v.17, Schubert song transcriptions 2, Valerie Tryon↗ , 2001. (amazon.com↗) Oh, this is super!

• 1. Muller-Lieder: Das Wandern
• 2. Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Der Muller und der Bach
• 3. Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Der Jager
• 4. Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Die bose Farbe
• 5. Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Wohn?
• 6. Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Ungeduld
• 7. Die Forelle (2nd version)
• 8. Die Rose
• 9. Meeresstille from 12 Lieder
• 10. Der Gondelfahrer
• 11. Liebesbotschaft from Scwanengesgang
• 12. Ave Maria from 12 Lieder
• 13. Ungeduld (1st version) from 6 Melodien
• 14. Giestliche Lieder: Litaney
• 15. Giestliche Lieder: Himmelsfunken
• 16. Giestliche Lieder: Die Gestirne
• 17. Giestliche Lieder: Hymne
• 18. Lob der Thranen
• 19. Erlkonig from 12 Lieder

Here's a set i own: Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas by John O'Conor↗ (amazon.com↗) .

I'm not exactly a Beethoven fan, so i have not listened to other pianist's renderings of Beethoven Piano Sonatas, but i think this set is good if not among the best.

Last Updated:2004-02
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