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Liszt: Piano Works, Arranged for Organ / Blankensteijn
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Liszt: Piano Works, Arranged for Organ / Blankensteijn

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Details

Composer
Franz Liszt
Artist
Diederik Blankesteijn
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Jan 05, 2024
Catalog #
BRI96855
UPC
5028421968551

About

The organ played a relatively large part in Franz Liszt’s oeuvre, and there are dual organ and piano versions of a number of his works, but some of the pieces specifically intended for piano also translate well to the organ.


This album consists of four organ transcriptions of such piano works. It begins with a wedding (Sposalizio) and ends with a funeral procession (La lugubre gondola), both life moments often associated with church and therefore with the organ, and Liszt employs a church-bell motive in them. In the Sposalizio, as well as in the Adagio (Consolation in D flat) that follows on this programme, there is a typical 19th-century musical religiosity that was also very characteristic of Liszt. His monumental Sonata in B minor is then succeeded by La lugubre gondola, a dark epilogue once again emphasising Liszt’s musical progressiveness and emotional depth.


The heart of this album is the Sonata in B minor in a new transcription. Although it has already been transcribed for organ, the present transcription is specifically intended for the 18th- or 19th-century Dutch metropolitan type of organ, an outstanding example of which is the main organ at the Domkerk (St. Martin’s Cathedral), Utrecht. There is even a historical link between this particular instrument and Liszt’s organ repertoire. In the summer of 1856, Liszt’s student Alexander Winterberger (1834–1914) undertook a tour of the Netherlands, including a performance at the Utrecht Domkerk, which was positively received by the press, with Liszt, too, enthusiastic.

Tracklist 4 tracks

  1. 1 Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 1. Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin) (arr. E.H. Lemare for organ) 08:28
    Track
    1
    Title
    Années de pèlerinage, 2nd year, Italy, S161/R10b: No. 1. Sposalizio (Marriage of the Virgin) (arr. E.H. Lemare for organ)
    Duration
    08:28
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Diederik Blankesteijn
  2. 2 Consolations, S172/R12: Adagio (arr. A.W. Gottschalg for organ) 04:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Consolations, S172/R12: Adagio (arr. A.W. Gottschalg for organ)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Diederik Blankesteijn
  3. 3 Piano Sonata in B Minor, S178/R21 (arr. D. Blankesteijn for organ) 35:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Piano Sonata in B Minor, S178/R21 (arr. D. Blankesteijn for organ)
    Duration
    35:15
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Diederik Blankesteijn
  4. 4 Die Trauergondel No. 2 (La lugubre gondola No. 2), S200/2/R81/2, "Élégie No. 3" (final 1885 version) (arr. D. Blankesteijn for organ) 09:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Die Trauergondel No. 2 (La lugubre gondola No. 2), S200/2/R81/2, "Élégie No. 3" (final 1885 version) (arr. D. Blankesteijn for organ)
    Duration
    09:20
    Composer
    Franz Liszt
    Performer
    Diederik Blankesteijn