Composer: George Enescu, Franz Liszt
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Antal Doráti
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: APE (image+cue)
Label: Mercury
Size: 373 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Enescu: Roumanian Rhapsody in A, Op.11, No.1
02. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.1 in F minor, S.359 No.1
03. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in D minor, S.359 No.2
04. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.3 in D, S.359 No.3
05. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.4 in D minor, S.359 No.4
06. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.5 in E minor, S.359 No.5
07. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 in D, S.359 No.6
Simply Amazing!
Simply amazing, outstanding music-making! I purchased this upon other reviews here. The playing is flawless, and at times inhuman. Lizst was sometimes accused of having made a pact with the devil to achieve the virtuosity with which he performed. While not suggesting such a covenant was made by LSO/Doráti and otherworldly forces, some of the virtuosic flights of instrumental prowess definitely border on the superhuman.
The Enescu performance is worth the price alone. The Liszt Rhapsodies are glorious! Even the cimbalom adds what I can only describe as “delicious frosting upon a sumptuous cake.”
Bottom line: if you like and/or appreciate the music of these composers, your life would be remiss not having heard these performances.