Liszt

Franz Liszt (born Franz Joseph Liszt) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a prolific 19th-century Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger, organist, philanthropist, author, nationalist and a Franciscan tertiary.

Liszt gained renown in Europe during the early nineteenth century for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was a friend, musical promoter and benefactor to many composers of his tim...

GANZ The Complete St. Louis Symphony Recordings (1923-30) - PASC739

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ELGAR Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1
ROSSINI The Barber of Seville - Overture
MENDELSSOHN Hebrides Overture
J. STRAUSS II Artist’s Life - Waltz
WEBER Euryanthe - Overture
plus piano solos by Chopin, Jensen, Liszt and Mendelssohn

Studio recordings, 1923-1930
Total duration: 79:01

Rudolph Ganz, conductor and piano
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

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HARTY conducts Dvořák, Brahms, Liszt, Smetana (1927-33) - PASC331

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SMETANA The Bartered Bride - Overture
LISZT Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 5
BRAHMS Hungarian Dance No. 6
DVOŘÁK Carnival Overture
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9
DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance No. 1

Studio recordings, 1927-33
Total duration: 65:36

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Hallé Orchestra
Myra Hess, piano
Sir Hamilton Harty, piano, conductor

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HERTZ Complete San Francisco Recordings, Volume 2 (1925-28) - PASC195

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LISZT Les Préludes
WAGNER Parsifal: Prelude to Act I, Good Friday Spell
WAGNER Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act I, Liebestod
BRAHMS Hungarian Dances Nos. 5 & 6

Recorded 1925-28
Total duration: 61:46

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Alfred Hertz

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