Liszt was born 200 years ago in 1811, and to begin his bicentenary birthday celebration, Hyperion presents a disc of works that have been recorded, and indeed heard here, for the first time. Leslie Howard has long been acknowledged as the foremost Liszt scholar and performer in the world today, and this disc is a perfect example of his tireless work on behalf of the composer.
"Wayward, expansive, luridly colourful, [Liszt] still needs his advocates. Leslie Howard is one of his most devoted: long-serving, skilful, eloquent in his interpretations of the vast piano output."
Romancero espagnol, S695c
Christus, S498c: Two Pieces
Magnificat, S182a
Trois Chansons, S510a
Album-Leaf 'Andantino in A flat major', S166p
Album-Leaf in G major, S166q
Variations 'Tiszántuli szép léany', S384a
Lyubila ya [Wieihorsky] (first version), S577i
Schlummerlied, S186/7a
Valse-Impromptu, S213bis
Marche Des Pelerins: Chantant la priere du soir S473 (1862)
Einzug der Gäste auf der Wartburg S445/1
Adagio non troppo, S151a
Album-Leaf 'Andantino in E flat major', S163a/2
Album-Leaf 'Andante in E flat major', S167r
Album-Leaf in C major 'Lyon', S167s
Album-Leaf 'Quasi mazurek in C major', S163e
Album-Leaf 'Adagio