Composer: Ferencz Liszt
Performer: Chorus Sine Nomine
Orchestra: Orchester Wiener Akademie
Conductor: Martin Haselböck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: New Classical Adventure
Catalogue: 60234
Release: 2011
Size: 250 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Dante Symphony, S. 109
01. I. Inferno
02. II. Purgatorio
03. II. Magnificat
04. À la chapelle Sixtine, for orchestra, S. 360
This is the first CD in a project titled ‘The Sound of Weimar’ which is being released to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt. The two works are ‘A symphony to Dante‘s Divina Commedia’ and ‘Évocation à la Chapelle Sixtine’. The series will include world premier recordings of concert performances of all of Franz Liszt’s orchestral music in their original versions played on original instruments of the 19th Century. The Orchestra of The Vienna Academy is conducted by Martin Haselböck.
The renowned Austrian conductor Martin Haselböck is the musical director of Musica Angelica in Santa Monica, California, and the musical director and founder of the Vienna Academy Orchestra. He is also a professor at the University of Vienna, where he teaches organ.
Liszt’s Dante Symphony is based on Dante Alighieri’s journey through Hell and Purgatory as depicted in The Divine Comedy. It was premiered in Dresden in November 1857, with Liszt himself conducting, and was unofficially dedicated to the composer’s friend and future son-in-law Richard Wagner. It is a symphony with a distinct programme and is written in a high romantic style.