Liszt - Legends of the Saints Vol.1 | Aparte AP297

Liszt - Legends of the Saints Vol.1

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Label: Aparte

Cat No: AP297

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 23rd December 2022

Contents

Artists

Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)
Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone)
Chorus Ad Libitum
Chorus Viennensis
Orchester Wiener Akademie

Conductor

Martin Haselbock

Works

Liszt, Franz

An den heiligen Franziskus von Paula, S28
Cantantibus organis, S7
Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi, S4
Die Glocken des Strassburger Munsters, S6
Hosannah, S677
Legendes (2), S354

Artists

Stephanie Houtzeel (mezzo-soprano)
Tomasz Konieczny (bass-baritone)
Chorus Ad Libitum
Chorus Viennensis
Orchester Wiener Akademie

Conductor

Martin Haselbock

About

Liszt’s predestination for sacred music doubtless stemmed from his childhood, when he had close ties to Catholicism through his father. He went on to compose many works expressing the virtues of various saints, and to those works Martin Haselböck and the Orchester Wiener Akademie are devoting a series of recordings.

The first volume features St Cecilia, with Cantantibus organis, St Francis of Assisi, with La Prédication aux oiseaux (the first of his Deux Légendes for orchestra) and the Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi, and also St Francis of Paola, with St François de Paule marchant sur les flots (Deux Légendes no.2) and An den heiligen Franziskus von Paula.

While bearing little resemblance to Liszt’s secular compositions, these works are equally impressive in their beauty and refinement. This recording, while providing us with a fine opportunity to witness once again the composer’s admirable skills, highlights an aspect of Liszt’s work that is all too often forgotten.

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