Soyeon Kate Lee - Liszt: Transcriptions and Arrangements of Handel, Gounod, Spohr and Raff (2014)

Tracklist
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01. Sarabande und Chaconne aus dem Singspiel Almira von Händel, S181/R25
02. Hymne à Sainte Cecile, S491/R168 (Gounod)
03. Andante finale und Marsch aus der Oper König Alfred, S421/R233: Andante finale (Raff)
04. Andante finale und Marsch aus der Oper König Alfred, S421/R233: Marsch (Raff)
05. Les adieux, rêverie sur un motif de l'opera Romeo et Juliette, S409/R169 (Gounod)
06. Les sabéennes, berceuse de l'opera La reine de Saba, S408/R167 (Gounod)
07. Valse de l'opera Faust de Gounod, S407/R166
08. Die Rose, Romanze aus der Oper Zemir und Azor, S571/R259 (Spohr)

As one of the foremost piano virtuosi of his age, Liszt was astute in judging what repertoire he should arrange or transcribe for his particular audiences. For George IV in London he chose Handel, composing virtuoso variations on music from Almira: it remained his only published work based on Handel. Friendship with Gounod led to five works composed in the 1860s, four of them operatic, and each evocative of the source material whilst being elaborated with a full complement of Lisztian flourish. Raff and Spohr were colleagues of Liszt – indeed Raff was his assistant – and Liszt’s transcriptions are both elaborate (Raff) and gentle (Spohr).

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