Composer: Alfred Brendel
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Bernard Haitink
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Decca
Catalogue: 4782825
Release: 2011
Size: 798 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Sonata in B minor, S.178
01. Lento assai – Allegro energico
02. Andante sostenuto
03. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto – Lento assai
Années de pèlerinage: 3ème année, S.163
04. 4. Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este
Unstern! -Sinistre , S208
05. Unstern! -Sinistre , S208
06. Nuages gris, S.199
Années de pèlerinage: 3ème année, S.163
07. 7. Sursum corda (Erhebet eure Herzen)
Weihnachtsbaum Suite, S.186
08. 6. Glockenspiel
Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen – Variations on Bach’s Cantata, S.179
09. Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, S. 180
10. Totentanz, S. 126. Paraphrase on ‘Dies Irae’for piano and orchestra
CD 02
Années de pèlerinage: 2ème année: Italie, S.161
01. 1. Sposalizio
02. 2. Il Penseroso
03. 3. Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa
04. 4. Sonetto 47 del Petrarca
05. 5. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
06. 6. Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
07. 7. Après un lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
Années de pèlerinage: 1e année: Suisse, S.160
08. 6. Vallée d’Obermann
10 Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173
09. No. 7 Funérailles
10. Csárdás macabre, S.224
CD 03
Legende S.175
01. No. 1 St. Francis of Assisi Preaching to the Birds
02. No. 2 St. Francis de Paule Walking on the Water
La Lugubre Gondola, S.200
03. No. 1
04. No. 2
10 Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S.173
05. No.1 Invocation
06. No.4 – Pensée des morts
07. No.3 – Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
08. Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme B.A.C.H., S.529
A key release for the Liszt anniversary year: Alfred Brendel: Liszt – an addition to the series of Artist’s Choice albums in which Alfred Brendel has selected his preferred recordings from his Liszt discography.
Three generously-filled CDs include such masterpieces as the Sonata in B minor and a selection of late pieces as well as the complete “Italie” from the Années de pèlerinage.
Alfred Brendel has again provided a personal introduction to the set and this is complemented with an essay on the music by piano specialist and producer Jeremy Hayes