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Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies / Fagen, Staatskapelle Weimar

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Composer
LISZT, FRANZ
Artist
Arthur Fagen, Staatskapelle Weimar
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Oct 30, 2007
Catalog #
8570230
UPC
747313023073

About

Arthur Fagen was responsible for Naxos' excellent cycle of Martinu symphonies, so it's no surprise that he leads Liszt's own orchestra (more or less) in lively and enjoyable performances of the six Hungarian Rhapsodies that were arranged for orchestra by Franz Doppler working under the composer's supervision. Indeed, given the way that subsequent generations of arrangers have monkeyed with this music, it's very nice to have the orchestrations that Liszt himself approved. Fagen treats the music seriously. The funeral march that opens No. 1, and the darker episodes in No. 4, have real gravitas, while he lets his hair down quite effectively in the ebullient Nos. 2 and 6. With fine orchestral playing and bright, slightly bass-shy sonics, this release earns a solid recommendation in a series of works that appear less frequently together on a single disc than their erstwhile popularity might suggest.

--David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F Minor 11:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F Minor
    Duration
    11:33
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  2. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Minor 11:05
    Track
    2
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in D Minor
    Duration
    11:05
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  3. 3 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D Major 08:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D Major
    Duration
    08:31
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  4. 4 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in D Minor 12:02
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in D Minor
    Duration
    12:02
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  5. 5 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E Minor 10:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E Minor
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen
  6. 6 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D Major 13:50
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D Major
    Duration
    13:50
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Ensemble
    Staatskapelle Weimar
    Conductor
    Arthur Fagen