Track Listings (8) - Disc #1| All Artists: Franz Liszt, Leif Ove Andsnes Title: Leif Ove Andsnes - Liszt Piano Recital Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: EMI Classics Release Date: 3/13/2001 Genre: Classical Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Ballads, Fantasies, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830) Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724355700223, 724355700254 |
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An index to the excellence of Leif Ove Andsnes's Liszt recital is that he makes familiar works exciting and fresh-sounding and obscure ones persuasive and accessible. Andsnes turns the "Mephisto" Waltz No. 1 from a tired c... more » |
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Amazon.com An index to the excellence of Leif Ove Andsnes's Liszt recital is that he makes familiar works exciting and fresh-sounding and obscure ones persuasive and accessible. Andsnes turns the "Mephisto" Waltz No. 1 from a tired circus stunt into a tone poem daring in its effrontery and voluptuous in its lyricism. He plays the "Dante" Sonata without the usual penny-awful bludgeoning and sentimental blustering and lifts its treatment of love, chaos, and redemption to an exalted level. The infrequently performed "Andante lagrimoso" (No. 9 of the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses) is haunting in its unceasing alterations between pain and serenity. And in late works--such as the Second and Fourth "Mephisto" Waltzes and the "Valse oubliée" No. 4--the pianist shows us how far Liszt had traveled from romanticism toward both expressionism and impressionism, making us understand how these works lit the paths of composers as diverse as Debussy, Schoenberg, and Bartók. If you buy only one recording of Liszt's piano music this year, make it this. --Stephen Wigler Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsAs good as it gets Clark W. Sorensen | Seattle, WA United States | 07/30/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Wow! It is as if I had never heard the Dante sonata before. A problematic work that never sounds as good as it ought to be suddenly came alive when I listened to the first cut on this CD. Andsnes has the necessary poetry and can tie the long lines of a complex work together. He can also reach that shattering climax when he needs to. The first Mephisto Waltz was as exciting as I have ever heard it, yet his fortissimos never become percussive. And what a treat to get Andante lagrimoso from Liszt's neglected Harmonies poetiques et religieuses. This is a must for those of you who love Lizst, and even more for those of you who think you might like Liszt (if you heard the right performance)." Spellbinding Performances Of Liszt's Music John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 03/02/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "Leif Ove Andsnes' latest recording most certainly has to be regarded as among his best. I haven't heard Liszt played with such vigor and passion before. Andsnes gives a fresh, exhilirating interpretation of the Dante Sonata, and his performances of other works such as the Mephisto waltzes are equally compelling. This is one of the most exciting recent recordings of solo piano music I've heard. My only regret is that Andsnes hasn't recorded Liszt's other works for the piano. I have no doubt that such performances would be equally spellbinding. The sound quality is superb, comparable in quality to what I've heard on EMI's recordings of Stephen Kovacevich's ongoing Beethoven piano sonata cycle." A supreme recital Sarp Demir | Izmir, Turkey | 06/10/2004 (5 out of 5 stars) "Andsnes's superb Liszt performance deserves the attention. His interpretation of the Ballade No. 2 is among the best. The unusual light touch that he uses in every piece determines the characteristic property of the whole set. Also I have to say that his Mephisto Waltz No. 1 is the fastest I have seen recently, and he does that without a single misplaced finger ! Appreciated recording."
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