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Louis Kentner
Liszt: Piano Works, vol. 2
Genres: New Age, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Soir?es de Vienne, valse caprice for piano No. 6 (I; after Schubert D. 969 & 779) S. 427/6 (LW A131/6)
2. Andante, etude for piano in E flat major (Grand Paganini ?tude No. 2), S. 141/2 (LW A173/2)
3. La Campanella II, etude for piano in G sharp minor (Grand Paganini ?tude No. 3), S. 141/3 (LW A173/3)
4. La chasse, etude for piano in E major (Grand Paganini ?tude No. 5), S. 141/5 (LW A173/5)
5. La Leggierezza, for piano in F minor (Grandes ?tudes de concert No. 2) , S. 144/2 (LW A118/2)
6. Gnomenreigen, for piano (Zwei Konzertet?den No. 2), S. 145/2 (LW A218/2)
7. Liebestr?ume, notturno for piano No. 3 in A flat major ('O Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst'), S. 541/3 (LW A103/3)
8. Feux-follets, etude for piano in B flat major (Transcendental Etude No. 5), S. 139/5 (LW A172/5)
9. Gondoliera, for piano (Ann?es, suppl. to II/1), S. 162/1 (LW A197/1)
10. Tarantella, for piano (Ann?es, suppl. to II/3), S. 162/3 (LW A197/3)
11. R.W.-Venezia, for piano, S. 201 (LW A320)
12. En r?ve, nocturne for piano, S. 207 (LW A336)
13. Cs?rd?s macabre, for piano, S. 224 (LW A313)
14. Illustrations du Proph?te (3), transcription for piano (after Meyerbeer), S. 414 (LW A165): 2. Les Patineurs - scherzo

CD Details

All Artists: Louis Kentner
Title: Liszt: Piano Works, vol. 2
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: APPIAN ( APR )
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 8/11/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: New Age, Classical
Styles: Instrumental, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 5024709156146

Synopsis

Product Description

Like so many others of Jewish origin, Hungarian-born pianist Louis Kentner emigrated to England in the mid 1930s. He was to remain there for the rest of his life, becoming very much part of British musical life. His London debut took place in 1936 and was an all Liszt recital. As a direct result he was signed up by HMV and over the next fifteen years, made a large number of recordings. This disc, in addition to a number of the well known etudes, features a group of late Liszt pieces including the bizarre Czardas Macabre and the Les Patineurs scherzo - one of Liszt's most brilliant operatic transcriptions.

CD Reviews

A wonderful collection from an almost forgotten virtuoso

Gabor Koves | 10/06/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Kentner was (and is) among the finest pianists of the 20th Century. His Liszt is on the level of Horowitz!"