Liszt - Complete Symphonic Poems transcribed for Solo Piano Vol.4 | Toccata Classics TOCC0517

Liszt - Complete Symphonic Poems transcribed for Solo Piano Vol.4

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Label: Toccata Classics

Cat No: TOCC0517

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 5th February 2021

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Although Liszt’s thirteen symphonic poems exist in two-piano transcriptions prepared by the composer himself, it was his Czech student August Stradal (1860–1930) who transcribed twelve of them for solo piano – versions which demand almost superhuman virtuosity. Stradal died before he could tackle the last of the symphonic poems, Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe; Risto-Matti Marin has made good that lacuna with his own virtuoso transcription, and adds six of Stradal’s transcriptions of Liszt songs for good measure.

“One marvels at the stamina that can keep such a plethora of detail in place with such relentless élan; at his narrative shaping, which can turn up an already withering heat, so to speak, at climactic moments; at his overarching persuasiveness” – Fanfare (Vol.1, TOCC0035)

“Liszt-like in performance difficulty, not to mention prevalence of portentous tremolos, they reflect intense fidelity to his cause, one still needing advocacy...Marin’s spirited accounts make them always arresting, sometimes stunning.”
– The Sunday Time, 24 February 2013 (Vol.2, TOCC0092)

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