The transcriptions, Oberon and Tristan und Isolde, excerpts from operas, arr. for piano solo by Liszt; and the last work, originally for piano and orchestra, arr. for piano solo. Title from container. Alfred Brendel, piano ; in part with instrumentalists and orchestras. Recorded 1955-1966. Selections previously released in 1950s-1960s as LP analog discs on Vox. Compact discs. Program notes by Harris Goldsmith and Jed Distler (13 p. : port.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Piano concerto in D, Hob. XVIII no. 11 / Haydn (Wiener Kammerorchester ; Paul Angerer, conductor) (18:51) -- Rondo in D, K. 382 (Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper ; Paul Angerer, conductor) (10:00) ; Piano concerto no. 27 in B♭, K. 595 (Pro Musica Vienna ; Paul Angerer, conductor) (31:20) / Mozart -- Sonata no. 26 in E♭, op. 81a : Les adieux (24:56) ; Sonata no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 : Tempest (21:19) ; Sonata no. 30 in E, op. 109 (17:25) ; Eleven bagatelles, op. 119 (16:00) ; Variations Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen : WoO 75 (10:49) ; Fantasy in G minor, op. 77 (9:35) ; 15 variations with fugue on a theme from Prometheus : op. 35 : Eroica (22:40) ; Rondo in G, op. 51 no. 2 (9:47) ; Quintet for piano and winds in E♭, op. 16 (Members of the Hungarian Quintet) (26:10) ; Rondo in B♭, G. 151 (Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper ; Wilfried Boettcher, conductor) (10:01) / Beethoven -- Fantasy in C, op. 15, D.760 : Wanderer (22:10) ; Three pieces, op. posth., D.946 (24:00) / Schubert -- Slavonic dances. Op. 46. No. 1 in C (3:29) ; No. 2 in E minor (3:50) ; No. 6 in A♭ (3:53) ; No. 8 in G minor (3:21) ; Op. 72. No. 1 in B (4:02) ; No. 2 in E minor (3:39) ; No. 4 in D♭ (4:15) ; No. 6 in B♭ (2:58) ; No. 7 in C (3:06) (Walter Klien, piano) / Dvorak -- Opera transcriptions. Weber Oberon (9:05) ; Verdi Il trovatore (8:13) ; Wagner Tristan und Isolde (6:07) ; Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Cantique d'amour (6:21) ; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (15:38) ; Funérailles (10:55) ; Années de pèlerinage book II, Italie. Sonetto del Petrarca 47 (5:58) ; Sonetto del Petrarca 104 (6:02) ; Paganini etude : no. 2 (5:39) ; Paganini etude : no. 3 (5:02) / Liszt -- Piano concerto, op. 42 / Schoenberg (Symphony Orchestra of Southwest German Radio, Baden-Baden ; Michael Gielen, conductor) (20:58) -- Piano concerto in G, op. 55 / Prokofiev (Vienna State Opera Orchestra ; Jonathan Sternberg, conductor) (21:35) -- Petroucka suite / Stravinsky (16:14) -- Hungarian rhapsody : no. 11 (6:01) ; Mephisto waltz : no. 1 (11:13) / Liszt.
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