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Liszt - Totentanz, Piano Concertos | BIS BISSACD1530

Liszt - Totentanz, Piano Concertos

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Label: BIS

Cat No: BISSACD1530

Barcode: 7318599915302

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 30th July 2007

Penguin Guide 4 stars

Contents

Artists

Arnaldo Cohen (piano)
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

John Neschling

Works

Liszt, Franz

Piano Concerto no.1 in E flat major, S124
Piano Concerto no.2 in A major, S125
Totentanz, paraphrase on the 'Dies irae', S126

Artists

Arnaldo Cohen (piano)
Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

John Neschling

About

This disc brings together Franz Liszt’s three mature works for piano and orchestra. All three originate in Liszt's period as a touring virtuoso, when his visits to various cities all over Europe would cause as much publicity, not to say hysteria, as the great arena concerts of any modern-day rock or pop star. However their conclusion corresponds to the time of Liszt's appointment as Kapellmeister of the Court Theatre in Weimar. 
 
In his new role, he was focussing on the orchestra, conducting the works of others as well as composing, particularly in a new genre: the symphonic poem. Thus the piano is not always the primary focus as might be expected. For example the first concerto was actually originally conceived as a Grande Fantaisie symphonique, a title which gives some idea of Liszt’s aim: a work in which piano and orchestra play equally important roles.
 
This recording features the all-Brazilian team of eminent pianist Arnaldo Cohen and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Neschling. Arnaldo Cohen is a highly respected Liszt interpreter, as shown on a previous BIS release (BIS-CD-1253) which earned him an Editor's Choice in Gramophone and glowing reviews, such as that of the Chicago Tribune: “These performances pack a tremendous visceral punch ... among the most musically intelligent recordings of these celebrated pieces to grace the catalogue.” 

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