Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt
Symphonies No. 3 et 8
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 55 EROICA: I. ALLEGRO CON BRIO (TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 55 EROICA: II. MARCIA FUNEBRE (ADAGIO ASSAI) [TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT]
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 55 EROICA: III. SCHERZO (ALLEGRO VIVACE) [TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT]
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 3 IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 55 EROICA: IV. FINALE (ALLEGRO MOLTO) [TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT]
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN F MAJOR, OP. 93: I. ALLEGRO VIVACE E CON BRIO (TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN F MAJOR, OP. 93: II. ALLEGRETTO SCHERZANDO (TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN F MAJOR, OP. 93: III. TEMPO DI MENUETTO (TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 8 IN F MAJOR, OP. 93: IV. ALLEGRO VIVACE (TRANSCRIBED FOR PIANO BY LISZT)
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Transcription, for Franz Liszt, was in equal measure a means of celebrating the genius of Beethoven and of meditating on his works. It was also a way of provoking a well-nigh titanic confrontation between the resources of the pianist and his instrument and the immense potential of the orchestra. Thus the power of the interpreter’s conception, his understanding of the essence of the work, become the crucial factor in Liszt’s approach and in the adventure offered to the listener.
For the third volume of his complete set of Liszt’s transcriptions of the Beethoven symphonies, Yury Martynov has chosen a piano of 1867 made by Blüthner, whose instruments were much admired by Liszt.The fourth and fifth volumes in the series will be released in early 2015 and early 2016 respectively. Yury Martynov will also record a Prokofiev programme on a modern piano, which will be issued by Zig-Zag Territoires in the autumn of 2014.
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