100 Best Liszt

~ Release by Franz Liszt (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Piano and Orchestra
2▶CD: Solo Piano I
3▶CD: Solo Piano II
4▶CD: Solo Piano III
5▶CD: Songs
6▼CD: Orchestral Works
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12 Episoden aus Lenau's Faust, S. 110: II. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Mephisto-Waltz no. 1)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1979-12-05)
recording of:
Deux épisodes d’après le Faust de Lenau, S. 110: II. Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke (Erster Mephisto-Walzer) (for orchestra)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514 “Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke” (for piano solo)
part of:
Deux épisodes d’après le Faust de Lenau, S. 110 (for orchestra)
11:04
2Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244 no. 2 (Arr. in C minor for orchestra by Karl Müller-Berghaus)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-10-01 until 1977-10-02)
recording of:
Zweite Ungarische Rhapsodie (for orchestra, arr. Müller-Berghaus)
orchestrator:
Karl Müller-Berghaus
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C‐sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2 (original piano solo version)
10:17
3Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 3 in D major, S. 359/3
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-10-01 until 1977-10-02)
recording of:
Hungarian Rhapsody for Orchestra no. 3 in D major, S. 359/3
additional orchestrator:
Franz Doppler
orchestrator and composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
orchestration of:
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 no. 6: Tempo giusto – Presto – Andante – Allegro – Presto
part of:
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies for Orchestra, S. 359
7:58
4Les Préludes, S. 97 (conclusion)
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1983-01-08)
conductor:
Riccardo Muti (conductor) (on 1983-01-08)
balance engineer:
John Kurlander (engineer)
recorded at:
Old Metropolitan Opera House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1983-01-08)
partial recording of:
Les Préludes, S. 97
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1848, from 1850 until 1855)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 97)
5:08
5A Faust Symphony, S. 108: III. Mephistopheles - Andante mistico: Apotheosis
engineer:
Mike Clements (sound engineer for classical recordings, AKA "Mr. Bear" in his early work)
producer:
David R. Murray
orchestra:
Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1994-04-15 until 1994-04-17)
conductor:
Simon Rattle (conductor) (from 1994-04-15 until 1994-04-17)
recorded at:
Berliner Philharmonie in Mitte, Berlin, Germany (from 1994-04-15 until 1994-04-17)
partial recording of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108: III. Mephistopheles. Allegro vivace, ironico
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Eine Faust-Symphonie, S. 108 (A Faust Symphony)
5:36
6Prometheus (Symphonic Poem no. 5), S. 99
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1980-10-28)
recording of:
Prometheus, S. 99
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 99)
revision of:
Chöre zu Herders Entfesseltem Prometheus, S. 69: I. Overtüre
13:18
7Orpheus, S. 98
producer:
Eberhard Geiger
cello:
Jürnjakob Timm (cellist)
violin:
Gerhard Bosse (violinist)
orchestra:
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
balance engineer:
Claus Strüben (german sound engineer)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1977-12-02 to present)
recording of:
Orpheus, S. 98
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (from 1853 until 1854)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 98)
9:40
8Festklänge, S. 101 (extract)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
recorded at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1979-09-28)
edit of:
Festklänge, Symphonic Poem no. 7 by Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra), Kurt Masur (conductor)
partial recording of:
Festklänge, S. 101
composed in:
Weimar, Thüringen (Thuringia), Germany (in 1853)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1853)
premiered at:
[concert] (1854-11-09)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1856)
part of:
The Music of Liszt (number: S. 101)
4:05
9Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107: II. Der Kampf um's Dasein
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Kurt Masur (conductor)
engineered at:
Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche in Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1979-01-17)
recording of:
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107: II. Der Kampf ums Dasein (for orchestra)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe, S. 107 (for orchestra)
2:47
10Rákóczi-Marsch, S. 117
orchestra:
Philharmonia Hungarica
conductor:
Willi Boskovsky (violinist and conductor)
recorded at:
St. Bonifatius Kirche in Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-30)
recording of:
Rákóczi-Marsch, S. 117 (for orchestra)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
8:46

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manufactured in:the E.U. (Europe)
producer:Tony Locantro (task: compilation producer)
illustration:Henri Lehmann (painter) (in 1839)
design:Shaun Mills for WLP Ltd
manufactured by:Optimal Media Production
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part of:100 Best (EMI Classics) (order: 19)
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002169165 [info]