Liszt/Schubert: Piano Transcriptions

1. Erlkönig (II), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 328d), S. 558/4 (LW A42/4)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

2. Meeresstille (I), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 216) S. 558/5 & S. 557b (LW A42/5)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

3. Ständchen (Horch, horch! die Lerch), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 889), S. 558/9 (LW A42/9)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

4. Ave Maria, transcription for piano (after Schubert), S. 558/12 (LW A42/12)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

5. Ständchen, Leise flehen meine Lieder, transcription for piano (after Schubert D. 957), S. 560/7 (LW A49/7)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

6. Die Forelle (II), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 550), S. 564 (LW A127)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

7. Winterreise (12), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 911), S. 561 (LW A50)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Thomas Duis

Tracks:

Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
Violin Concerto In E First Movement
Prelude In C minor
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
Easter Oratorio - Overture
Minuet In D minor
Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
Water Music - Air
Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
Piano Concerto in A - second movement
Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
Serenade - Minuet
Violin Concerto - first movement
Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
Clarinet Concerto - second movement
Turkish March
Divertimento - Minuet
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
Overture
O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
German Dance No. 1 In C
Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
Heidenroslein
Ave Maria
Der Lindenbaum
Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
German Dance No. 2 In G
Piano Sonata In B-Flat
Nachtgesang Im Walde
Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
Violin Concerto - second movement
The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Swan Lake - Waltz
Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
Hungarian Dance No.5
Lullaby
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
Die Fledermaus - Overture
Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
AnnenPolka, Op. 117
Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
Don Juan, Op. 20
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
Angelus
Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
Les Préludes
Boléro
Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
La Valse
Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
Humoresque, Op. 101
Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
Carneval Overture, Op. 92
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
Nordic Melody Op. 63
Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
Frühlingsgruss
Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
Die Rose stand im Tau
Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

Album Description

An extraordinary 20-CD collection of great works by Bach, Vivaldi, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schumann, Wagner, Dvorak, Grieg and Liszt. It also features worldrenowned artists such as Sir Neville Marriner, Martha Argerich, Ivo Pogorelich, Hermann Prey, Reiner Goldberg, Sylvia Sass, Jochen Kowalski, Peter Schreler and many more. This exquisite, copper metallic, deluxe boxed set is the perfect gift for the classical music neophyte.

Customer Reviews:

Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13

This is a great set of recordings for the money, the only problem was I've had to clean some of the CD's before they played correctly.

classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01

This set is a good way to start listening to classical music. It's very well produced and easy to listen to. I purchased it to use as part of my world history high school class. It would have been nice to have some bio information on the composers. However, the product is exactly as advertised and good value for the money. The students were intrigued by how many of the excerpts they had heard before.

Some little gems there that I had forgotten!.......2007-03-30

Although I studied classical music at school, I had all but forgotten it until I bought this set. I heard several tracks I haven't heard for over 30 years, and I had been humming Brahms's 'Hungarian Dance no. 5' for years without ever knowing what it was and it was on the disc, so that was nice.

I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.

It is definitely a good introduction to classical music, and it has made me want to listen to more of it, so I don't regret this 'expensive' purchase one bit!

Classical Masterpieces of the Millennium [20 CD Set]

A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24

I define this set as an excellent way to find out who you like, and who you don't, among 20 of the important composers. It opens the door to purchasing more complete pieces by composers you do like, and can save a lot of time and money in the process.
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-03-08

A great way to start a classical music collection. It's nice to have a full CD of each composer. It makes it easy to keep track of selections/composers I already have and what composers I still need to puchase to complete my collection.

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Volodos
Warning: Saddening waste of technical gifts
superlatives fail
Mind-shatteringly superb
S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R

Piano Transcriptions / Arcadi Volodos
Arcadi Volodos , Vladimir Horowitz , Sergey Rachmaninov , Franz Liszt , Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov , Sergey Prokofiev , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Johann Sebastian Bach , and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Tracks:

Carmen Variations
Utro
Melodiya (Melody)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Litanei (Litany)
Aufenthalt (Resting Place)
Liebesbotschaft (Love Message)
Flight Of The Bumblebee
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Orientale, Op. 97 No. 6
Valse, Op. 102 No. 1
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Largo (Trio Sonata No. 5 BWV 529)
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Face it, anyone who can play Horowitz's fabled transcriptions or Cziffra's madcap interlocking octaves Flight of the Bumblebee will get attention. What is most impressive, though, is that Arcadi Volodos replicates the notes, but not the performances. His tempos and voicings are completely different, and just as valid, if not quite as coruscating as the originals. In other words, Volodos makes this repertoire his own, as well as the other selections on this well-recorded debut outing. --Jed Distler

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Volodos.......2007-06-08

The piano transcriptions are fantastic.
Volodos proves that he's a real genious and one of the best in the world today.

Warning: Saddening waste of technical gifts .......2007-02-06

I do not want to take away the pleasure of the many reviewers who have found this item a thrilling enjoyment. Only I want to issue a warning to all lovers of the art of the piano: Do not buy this album in the hope of hearing a worthy successor to such past Russian titans as Richter and Gilels! Volodos is easily their master in terms of blistering dexterity, power of attack and distinct arpeggios. Yet, in all other respects he is dwarfed by comparison. His playing, all in all, is egocentric, crude in terms of its conventionality of expression and bereft of the humour that might have made his incredibly overloaded arrangements truly delightful. Now, they are at most decent circus acts, leaving one to wonder how one man with only two hands can plays this fast and how that very same man can take such a hamfisted approach to his slap-stick repertoire.

With an orchestra Volodos most often plays as if he cannot hear the other musicians through the noise he is making. On his own he fares slightly better. Still, he seems to be more in the service of technical boasting than musical expression. To take two examples:

1. His "Bumblebee" clocks in at a mindboggling 1.36 sharp. That's about all that recommends it. In musical terms, the performance is absurd: This witty piece is meant to portray an amiably buzzing furball, NOT an angry wasp on steroids.

2. Many performers have been tempted to beef up Mozart's somewhat monotone K331 "Turkish March". Volodos' paraphrase goes over the top with nifty counterpoint coupled with all sorts of tricks from the virtuoso shelf. This could have been a true delight if the performer had only loosened up a little and offered the occasional comic relief that such an encore so obviosuly calls for. Here Volodos simply seems oblivious to the inherent potential for musical expression. On a repeated listening the performance tires by its utter conventionality of phrasing.

Praised be the day when Volodos opens up his ears to the music he is performing. Then we might hope for new reference recordings of various works in the superdifficult division. Until then we may only grieve that such supernatural technique is going to waste in sideshow idleness. If you crave for a contemporary Russian virtuoso, try out Nikolai Lugansky, even if his somewhat austere taste in the romantic repertoire might deter some fans of Horowitz et al. Lugansky is in supernatural technical command if the keyboard, yet never leaves you in doubt that you are listening to a true musician.

superlatives fail.......2006-10-22

Volodos is simply one of the greatest pianists I have ever heard. The transcriptions on this CD are well worth your investment. I was fortunate to hear Volodos at Lincoln Center play the finger-bending Prokofiev 2nd piano concerto. I am a professionally trained pianist, and I have simply never heard a performance to equal it. I was convinced two or more people were playing. The emotional power was overwhelming. I wish he would record it. And the complete Transcendantal Etudes.

Mind-shatteringly superb.......2006-08-08

Volodos strikes us with some incredible works here, friends. These are quite simply some of the most perfectly executed works upon the piano I have heard, and this is no light affair considering the depression-inducing difficulty of some of these behemoths of the piano (Horowitz transcription of the Hungarian Rhapsody sounds like it requires a virtuoso of the highest order to play well.) We're dealing with a pianistic genius who I'm sure will continue to astound us in the future. And what, he began studying at the age of sixteen!? I want him to record all the Transcendental Etudes, but who knows if that will ever occur. Check out his Rachmaninoff concerto as well, it's about as close to perfect as it gets.

Unbelievable.

S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R.......2006-03-05

Ladies and Gentlemen, what we have here is quite possibly the greatest piano virtuoso alive today. While the musicality and emotion the artist puts in his work are exeptional, but not without precedence, his virtuosity, technique and rapidity of execution are quite simply...GOD-GIVEN. Period. End of statement.

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Relaxing CD

James Galway - Serenade
Franz Schubert , Claude Debussy , Johann Sebastian Bach , Domenico Cimarosa , Frédéric Chopin , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Liszt , Aram Khachaturian , Jules Massenet , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Tamezo Narita , Sergey Rachmaninov , Gabriel Faure , Riccardo Drigo , James Galway , Myung-Whun Chung , Charles Dutoit , Charles Gerhardt , Hiroyuki Iwaki , David Measham , Marisa Robles , Chamber Orchestra Europe , Phillip Moll , Ayako Shinozaki , and Kazuhito Yamashita
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Tracks:

Serenade / Standchen, D. 957
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Relaxing CD.......2000-06-12

If you enjoy James Galway, you should get this CD. It is wonderful easy listening music for when you are doing something else like reading. It is not as exciting as some of his other CDs but just as good. All the songs are beautiful and will be greatly appreciated.

Tear Jerkers: Classical Music to move the Mind, Body and Soul

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Tear Jerkers: Classical Music to move the Mind, Body and Soul

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Release Date: 1996-02-13

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The Last Sleep Of The Virgin
Thais: Meditation
Ave Maria
Prelude Sinfonico
Una Furtiva Lagrima
Sonata Op. 65. Largo
Concerto For Violin And Orchestra Op. 35 In D Major: Andante
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Serenade
Romeo And Juliet
Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3 In G Flat Major
Vocalise Op. 34
Liebestraum

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I don't understand why Jules Massenet's "Meditation" from Thais is on Teldec's Tearjerker album and not on it's Meditation disc. Or why Maria-Joao Pires's performance of Schubert's Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 in G-flat major, is a tearjerker and not a Stressbuster (as another disc in this series is dubbed). Of course, such reasoning is too sophisticated for this context. The decent performances here feature music by Chopin, Puccini, Donizetti, Tchaikovsky, and others. What jerks my tears is the fact that a package like this is apparently needed to draw listeners to classical music. --Gwendolyn Freed

Paganini Studies / Schubert March Transcriptions

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Stunning Virtuosity! Magnificent!
superb recording of rare repertory
One of Hamelin's best.
formidable liszt playing

Paganini Studies / Schubert March Transcriptions
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Release Date: 2002-09-10

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Hamelin and Hyperion have come up with an unusual and interesting program, balancing well-known Liszt transcriptions against all-but-unknown ones. The "Paganini Etudes" are among Liszt's better-known piano works, a heartfelt tribute to the violin virtuoso who inspired Liszt to greater heights of piano virtuosity. They're thrillers, and Hamelin has the technique and temperament to compete with the most famous Lisztianers who have recorded them. The Schubert Marches are rarities, both in the original four-hand versions and in Liszt's arrangements. Annotator Jeremy Nicholas does an excellent job of explaining where Liszt got his materials (two of the three Marches come from more than one work of Schubert's) and how he used them. The music sounds like a hybrid of Schubert and Liszt, very effective and engrossing, and Hamelin's playing is predictably intense. Score another winner for Hamelin, one of the most adventurous of all active pianists, and for Hyperion's presentation in all aspects. --Leslie Gerber

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Stunning Virtuosity! Magnificent!.......2005-07-07

I have enjoyed this music, performed by Leslie Howard as part of his exhaustive Liszt repertoire, for many years. Marc-Andre Hamelin takes the six Paganini Grand Etudes to new heights of glory and inspiration. Bravo!

superb recording of rare repertory.......2003-07-30

after enduring the disappointingly arid experience of hamelin's medtner compilation, it is refreshing and revealing to hear him in more mainstream keyboard pieces.

good recorded versions of the paganini etudes have been hard to come by, as they tend to get overshadowed by the transcendental etudes. hamelin is entirely up to the technical challenges, though i found an imbalance in his approach: the delicate works or passages, in particular the "campanella" etude (adapted from a paganini violin concerto) are utterly ravishing, with a delicacy and fluency of touch that is like nothing i've heard in these works before. but the beefier and more dramatic passages, for example the opening of the first etude, seem relatively restrained and even lackluster. odd, as similar passages in the medtner works are enunciated with plenty of spit.

i found the schubert marches less appealing musically, though if you don't like what you're hearing just wait for a minute or two and the themes will change. i hear in these works a schubert vacillating between the poetic sonata composer and the more virtuosic "wandererfantasie" composer, and not coming down on either side.

until hamelin gets around to recording the transcendental etudes, i can strongly recommend the boris berezovsky version on emi, or the old ashkenazy recording -- if you can find it.

One of Hamelin's best........2002-09-30

Many of us may have wondered how Marc-Andre Hamelin would play "Liszt' "original" Campanella" after having heard the pianist's own diabolical etude based on Franz' hallmark for right-hand-long-distance-travel on the Kaleidoscope cd. Well, in 4'42 history's most technically gifted pianist provides a definite answer and definitive version.

Thanks to a photographic precision in realizing the score and a complete control of accentuation and timbre the result makes you simultaneously drop your jaw and lick your fingers. These attributes equally apply to the other five Paganini studies. I have been previously blamed for comparing Hamelin's technique to Horowitz' and gladly concede here that any comparison is irrelevant. A disc like this represents the pianistic equivalent of what Bob Beaman did in Mexico City in 1968.

Yet, there is a catch when it comes to the etudes. I have had the chance to witness the complete set a few times live in concert and remember one outstanding version by Vladimir Ovchinikov. These performances made it very clear that Liszt turned the "risk dial" up so high, that pianists of generations yet to come would have to walk the tightrope in the middle of a force 5 hurricane to emulate the diabolical Niccolo. While he himself is the last person to be blamed for it, Hamelin's version often gives the impression of a lightning fast, relaxed ride down a 12-lane interstate. As a consequence, any trepidation along the lines "will he be able to keep up this insane tempo in the next passage" disappears entirely. While Marc-Andre has injected a light sense of humor in these interpretations, his substituting "pleasure for pain" cannot help but highlight the musical limitations of these scores.

Fortunately, the opposite is true when it comes to the Liszt version of the Schubert Marches. I knew this work from Leslie Howard's survey of Liszt' complete piano works, but Hamelin adds a whole new dimension to them. Marc-Andre's version, that I consider at the same level as his first Alkan recording, reflects a vision on Schubert that is similar to the one that Alfons Kontarsky has championed in duo and solo recordings. Whereas pianists like Pollini and Brendel try to play Schubert in a way that tries to make every theme/detail part of an organic universe, Kontarsky has interpreted the unfinished status of many of Schubert's of works as a reflection of a person who had such a continuous burst of new ideas, that he often was more interested in developing new ones, than finishing others. A good example can be found in the Kontarsky Brothers', performance of Schubert's celebrated f-minor fantasy (really inexpensive at Amazon Germany). By making no attempt to overly link the many themes in the work, it greatly gains in power and orbits all salonesque alternatives.

Similarly, Hamelin lets Schubert do the talking while providing the "Liszt sauce" on the side. Thanks to this objective approach and limitless pianistic resources Marc-Andre fleshes out Schubert in all his musicality and directness. The result is both melodic and dramatic and shames all critics who have remarked negatively on Hamelin's musicality.

The recording, made in the same Henry Wood Hall where Bolet made his legendary Decca Liszt recordings, is clear and dynamic.

In all, another Hamelin must. A wonderful juxtaposition of works/influences by the two composers that were Liszt' greatest source of artistic inspiration in definitive performances.

formidable liszt playing.......2002-09-17

Marc-André Hamelin, returns again to the recording studio to make an exquisite disc of the Liszt Pagannini Etudes, with complete control, dynamic range and feroceous fingerwork which will make any advanced pianist, let alone the common listener's jaw drop to the ground. He puts to use his unbelievable technique which has proved itself in the past in discs such as the Busoni Piano Concerto, Kaleidascope (Unbelievable Encores) and Godowsky-Chopin Studies, Sonata and Passacaglia. Here, he spins each Liszt etude inspired by the immense virtuosity he witnessed of Pagannini with complete ease and confidence. For the most breath-taking performance, listen to Hamelin play "La Campanella" with complete disregard for the technical challenges which would make any college professor of piano think twice about playing it. He conveys a complete joy and love for the etudes, and still shows the raw power of all of the peices. Hamelin next release should be a disc of Symaniowski peices followed by more discs of Schumann, Kapustin and Schubert sonatas. Hopefully he will move on in the liszt piano music to the trancedental etudes which are in need of a modern benchmark, which surely Hamelin will most likely be up to. This reccording is highly reccomended.

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Elegie with a trumpet
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ASIN: B000000S9P
Release Date: 1997-07-29

Tracks:

Widmung - Myrthen Op. 25, No. 1
Standchen - Schwanengesang D 957, No. 4
How Fair Is This Spot - Twelve Songs Op. 21, No. 7
Oh No, I Beg You, Forsake Me Not - Six Songs Op. 4, No. 1
Oh! quand je dors
Habanera - Rapsodie espagnole
In An Outburst Of Tenderness - Op. 6, No. 3
How Long, My Friend? - Six Songs Op. 4, No. 6
Wie Melodien zieht es mir - Five Songs Op. 105, No. 1
That My Grief Were With You - Op. 28, No. 3
Not The Wind, Blowing From The Heights - In Spring Op. 43, No. 2
Elegie
Does The Day Reign? - Seven Songs Op. 47, No. 6
Entreaty
Sapphische Ode - Five Songs Op. 94, No. 4
Oh, Do Not Grieve - Twelve Songs Op. 14, No. 8
Vocalise
Iris
Kaddisch - Deux melodies hebraiques (No. 1)
Ave Maria
Mattinata
Non ti scordar di me
Bess, You Is My Woman Now - Porgy And Bess

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Another example of great playing.......2007-01-10

This CD of Sergei's playing is very nice. Him and his sister are a fine duo that can make very beautiful music with just the Piano and Trumpet/Flugelhorn. This CD shows Sergei's expressive and lyrical side rather than his great technical ability. The music on this CD is something you would want to sit in front of a fire and really relax. I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys Classical music, not just to trumpet players.

Elegie with a trumpet.......2007-01-09

Looking for Elegie. It was the correct piece, but I would have preferred it done with violins etc. Elegie was my mother's favorite piece.

Poetic.......2000-06-07

Sergei Nakariakov is one of the greatest trumpet players alive today. His repertoire is enormous and keeps growing. He is featured here on a disc of songs and lieder from the vocal repertoire. Who needs words? His trumpet speaks as clear as any voice, and is as touching as any words could be. The music is brilliant anyway. He someone makes it all a little more special.

Schubert: Impromptus; Schubert/Liszt: Song Transcriptions

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Perahia at his very best in Schubert
Presence, honesty and commitment!

Schubert: Impromptus; Schubert/Liszt: Song Transcriptions

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ASIN: B000AARL20
Release Date: 2005-08-30

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Perahia at his very best in Schubert.......2006-07-24

It gets a bit confusing now that Sony and BMG are merged--these recordings of the eight Schubert Impromptus, dating from 1980 and 1982, originaly apeared on Sony (the fillers are from 1998). They were greeted rapturously by critics, and one can immediately hear why. Murray Perhaia was at the absolute peak of his art, giving us a magical blend of alert rhythms, inner vitality, sparkling fingerwork, and an instinctive feeling for Schubert's melodies. In this mid-price reissue the generous timing (76 min.) allows for the inclusion of a trio of Schubert song transcriptions by Liszt. Those performances being more recent, one can hear how much more polite and cautious his playing has become in the meantime. Everything is beautifully done, but you keep wishing for more vibrancy.

Presence, honesty and commitment!.......2006-03-23

The presence of this promissory interpreter in the public arena has always been motive of immense approval around the world. Perahia is not only a formidable pianist, he is a musical thinker, and that is why every one of his recordings are always welcome, because they have something to say. Conviction and honesty; impeccable phrasing and exceptional fingering makes of this mature artist, one of the most prominent pianists of his generation.

His Schubert possesses harmonic vitality and lyrical richness. And personally I would include him among the ten most notable Schubertian pianists in the world actually.

Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 17, Schubert Song Transcriptions 2

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Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 17, Schubert Song Transcriptions 2

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ASIN: B00004VM1O
Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

Muller-Lieder: Das Wandern
Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Der Muller und der Bach
Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Der Jager
Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Die bose Farbe
Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Wohn?
Muller-Lieder (2nd version): Ungeduld
Die Forelle (2nd version)
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Meeresstille from 12 Lieder
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Giestliche Lieder: Himmelsfunken
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Best Piano Music on the Planet.......2007-03-16

If you like solo classical piano music, you must have this CD. The "marriage" of Scubert and Liszt is nothing less than transcendental. A well-engineered recording of great performances.

Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. II

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Great Source for Piano Specialists
This CD is excelent

Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. II

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ASIN: B000002ZZM
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562: Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562 - Litanei (auf das Fest aller Seelen)
Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562: Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562 - Himmelsfunken
Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562: Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562 - Die Gestirne
Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562: Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562 - Hymne (Geisterchor aus 'Rosamunde')
Schuberts Ungarische Melodien - aus dem ungarischen Divertissement zu vier Hen, S425a (second version, 1846): Schuberts Ungarische Melodien - aus dem ungarischen Divertissement zu vier Hen, S425a (second version, 1846) - Andante
Schuberts Ungarische Melodien - aus dem ungarischen Divertissement zu vier Hen, S425a (second version, 1846) - Marcia (Marche hongroise, second Diabelli Edition)
Schuberts Ungarische Melodien - aus dem ungarischen Divertissement zu vier Hen, S425a (second version, 1846): Schuberts Ungarische Melodien - aus dem ungarischen Divertissement zu vier Hen, S425a (second version, 1846) - Allegretto
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846) - Das Wandern
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846) - Der Mund der Bach
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846) - Der Jr -
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 - Die bFarbe
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 - Wohin?
Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 (first version, 1846): Six Mdies Favorites de la Belle Meuni de Frans Schubert, S565 - Ungeduld (second transcription)
Meeresstille, S557b (first version, c1837)
Die Forelle, S564 (second version, 1846)
Stchen 'Leise Flehen', S560/7a (fourth version, for Lina Ramann, c1880)

Tracks:

Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Die Stadt
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Das Fischermhen
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Aufenthalt
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Am Meer
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Abschied
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - In der Ferne
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Stchen 'Leise flehen' (second version)
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Ihr Bild -
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Frssehnsucht
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Liebesbotschaft
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Der Atlas
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Der Doppelger
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Die Taubenpost
Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560: Schwanengesang - Vierzehn Lieder von Franz Schubert, S560 - Kriegers Ahnung
Frsglaube, S557c (first version)
Marche Hongroise, S425/2v ('Troisi ition', 1879)

Tracks:

ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Gute Nacht
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Die Nebensonnen
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Mut
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Die Post
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Erstarrung
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Wasserflut
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Der Lindenbaum
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Der Leiermann -
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Tchung
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Das Wirtshaus
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Der sthe Morgen -
ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561: ZwLieder von Franz Schubert - [aus] Winterreise, S561 - Im Dorfe
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - Lebe Wohl! (original song formerly attributed to Schubert, but by Hans van Weyrauch, 1824)
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - [Des] Mhens Klage
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - Das Sterbeglein [Das Zein]
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - Trockne Blumen
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - Ungeduld (first transcription)
Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563: Sechs Melodien von Franz Schubert, S563 - Die Forelle (first version)
Marche Hongroise, S425/2iii (Richault edition, c1840)

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Great Source for Piano Specialists.......2006-08-16

'The Schubert Transcriptions - II' composed by Franz Liszt is volume 32 in Hyperion's 'The Complete Music for Solo Piano' for Liszt. And, being a real sucker for 'complete' collections of anything, I scarfed this one up without a moment's reflection, especially since I'm something of a Schubert fan, even if I'm not the biggest Liszt fan on the planet.

Most of these pieces are arrangements of selected Schubert songs where the music for the voice and the piano accompaniment are combined into a solo piano piece. One problem with these pieces for the average (like me) amateur listener is that very few of the pieces are from Schubert's major or most familiar Lieder. In many ways, it feels we are simply listening to etudes, but without the delicacy of Chopin's piano studies.

Oddly, aside from the interest to the piano professional, I think there is a great use for this music as background music for serious gatherings where you want the music to be interesting, but not too intrusive.

This CD is excelent.......1998-09-12

Leslie Howard delivers a stuning performance on this cd. Not only is the musicianship flawless and creative; the inclusian of variant versions of the peices provide a glance into the stlyle of Lizst:variations of varations of transcriptions. The 45 minute Hungarian March is one of the most hauntingly beutiful peices purchasable, and the recording of the Sories de Venna are worth of a horowithz recording. BUY THIS CD!!

Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. 1

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Liszt: The Schubert Transcriptions, Vol. 1

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ASIN: B000002ZZL
Release Date: 1995-03-21

Tracks:

Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.1 in A flat
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.2 in A flat
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.3 in E
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.4 in D flat
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.5 in G flat
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.6 in a (first edition)
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.7 in A
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.8 in D
Soirees De Vienne, S427: No.9 in A flat

Tracks:

Melodies Hongroises, S425: Andante
Melodies Hongroises, S425: Marche hongroise (first Diabelli edition)
Melodies Hongroises, S425: Allegretto
Die Rose, S556i (first version)
Der Gondelfahrer, S559
Two Transcriptions For Sophie Menter: Soirees de Vienne-Valse-Caprice No.6, S427/6ii
Two Transcriptions For Sophie Menter: Marche hongroise, S425/2iv

Tracks:

Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Trauermarsh-Grand Marche funebre
Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Grand Marche
Franz Schuberts Marsche Fur Das Pianoforte Ubertragen, S426: Grand Marche caracteristique
Marche Militaire: Grande paraphrase de concert, S426a
Marche Hongroise, S425/2ii
Ave Maria, S557d (first version)
La Serenade, S559a (first version)
Erlokonig, S557a (first version)

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Great Source for Piano Specialists.......2006-08-16

This CD is excelent.......1998-09-12

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