June 10, 2008

The ever adaptable franz liszt

Liszt could take the music of just about any composer and create a transcription for piano that sounded like the composer, yet was uniquely Liszt. Pianist Yundi Li offers Liszt's version of Verdi from Baden-Baden, Germany. Then another pianist, Jorge Luis Prats, plays a Liszt transcription of Bach at the Miami International Piano Festival. And Angele Dubeau and La Pieta play a Brahms-Liszt combination in Athens, Georgia.

Today's Playlist

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hour 1

Franz Liszt
"Liebestraum" No. 3
Pianist Evgeny Kissin
Carl Maria von Weber
Overture to "Der Freischutz"
The Dresden Philharmonic with conductor Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida
Giuseppe Verdi and Franz Liszt
Concert Paraphrase after Verdi's Opera, "Rigoletto," S. 434
Pianist Yundi Li
Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden, Germany
Johann Sebastian Bach and Franz Liszt
Organ Prelude and Fugue in A Minor
Pianist Jorge Luis Prats
Miami International Piano Festival, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Johannes Brahms and Franz Liszt
"Hongroiseries"
Violinist Angele Dubeau and La Pieta
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Leonard Bernstein
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Clarinetist David Shifrin and pianist Anne-Marie McDermott
The New York Society for Ethical Culture, New York City

hour 2

Chick Corea
"Spain"
Quartet San Francisco
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049
The Academy of Ancient Music
Virginia Arts Festival, Portsmouth, Virginia
Joaquin Rodrigo
"Concierto de Aranjuez"
Guitarist Masao Tanibe with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor JoAnn Falletta
JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition, Buffalo
Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz
Tarantelas
Hesperion XXI
Musica Mundi Festival, Brussels, Belgium
Maurice Ravel
"Habanera"
Sheryl Staples, violin; Philip Myers, French horn; and Richard Bishop, piano
The Kosciuszko Foundation, New York City

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