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Liszt: Piano Transcriptions of Schubert & Wagner / Diatkine
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Liszt: Piano Transcriptions of Schubert & Wagner / Diatkine

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Details

Composer
Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Richard Wagner
Artist
Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
Format
CD
Label
Solo Musica
Released
May 27, 2022
Catalog #
SM399
UPC
4260123643997

About

Some of Jean-Nicolas Diatkine's singer friends have ended their careers, but their magic is irreplaceable in his eyes, or rather in his ears. He misses them, just as he misses the Schubert, Schumann and Brahms songs they sang. Well, there is only one person who can compensate for this loss, and his name is Franz Liszt. The main aim of transcriptions was to make orchestral works known to a wider audience, at a time when there were far fewer orchestras, and public access to symphony concerts was very limited. But Liszt gives transcriptions a new meaning: he puts the orchestra into the piano, since his style is particularly suited to outsized extravagance. Thus he opens up unprecedented pianistic possibilities, where virtuosity is no longer mere exhibitionism but rather transformed into the art of illusion. His arrangements of Wagner are so convincing that they become his own personal creations. Laurent Bessières, piano tuner at the Paris Philharmonic, suggested for this recording a Schiedmayer piano of 1916 made in Stuttgart, which he had completely rebuilt in collaboration with Antoine Letessier-Salmon, director of the French National Centre for Scientific Research, and Stephen Paulello, piano maker and inventor of the strings that bear his name. This instrument has almost never been used in concert, however excellent work by Laurent Bessières convinced us to try it out in this very special repertoire.

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 No. 2. Auf dem Wasser zu singen 04:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 2. Auf dem Wasser zu singen
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  2. 2 No. 8. Gretchen am Spinnrade 04:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 8. Gretchen am Spinnrade
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  3. 3 No. 10. Rastlose Liebe 01:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 10. Rastlose Liebe
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  4. 4 No. 12. Ave Maria 05:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 12. Ave Maria
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  5. 5 No. 4. Erlkönig 03:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 4. Erlkönig
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  6. 6 No. 10. Liebesbotschaft 03:11
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 10. Liebesbotschaft
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  7. 7 No. 7. Ständchen, "Leise flehen meine Lieder" 05:49
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Ständchen, "Leise flehen meine Lieder"
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  8. 8 No. 11. Der Atlas 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 11. Der Atlas
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  9. 9 No. 12. Der Doppelgänger 04:30
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 12. Der Doppelgänger
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  10. 10 Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S171/R16 13:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S171/R16
    Duration
    13:56
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  11. 11 Wagner - Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, S447/R280 06:55
    Track
    11
    Title
    Wagner - Isoldes Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, S447/R280
    Duration
    06:55
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  12. 12 Wagner - 2 Stücke aus Tannhäuser und Lohengrin, S445/R278: No. 2. Elsas Brautzug zum Munster 03:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    Wagner - 2 Stücke aus Tannhäuser und Lohengrin, S445/R278: No. 2. Elsas Brautzug zum Munster
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  13. 13 Wagner - Tannhauser: Pilgrim's Chorus, S443/R276 05:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Wagner - Tannhauser: Pilgrim's Chorus, S443/R276
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine
  14. 14 Wagner - Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral aus Parsifal, S450/R283 08:24
    Track
    14
    Title
    Wagner - Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral aus Parsifal, S450/R283
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Jean-Nicolas Diatkine