Joseph Moog, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Ari Rasilainen - Franz Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos / Tottentanz (2007)

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: I. Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: II. Quasi adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: IV. Allegro marziale animato
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major: I. Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major: II. Allegro moderato
07. Piano Concerto No.2 in A Major: III. Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro
08. Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major: IV. Allegro animato
09. Totentanz for Piano & Orchestra



Following violinist Liviu Prunaru; baritone Herman Wallén and harpist Emmanuel Ceysson; German pianist Joseph Moog was selected from a group of young pianists present at the Sommets Musicaux Festival 2006 in Gstaad/Switzerland to make a recording with orchestra financed by the principal sponsor of the event; the Edmond de Rothschild Private Bank. The young pianist chose Franz Liszt for this first “large-scale” recording endeavor: the two famous piano concertos and the equally famous Danse macabre; works that he enthusiastically embraced with the ardor of youth. As with Emmanuel Ceysson; the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland- Pfalz and its artistic director Ari Rasilainen were selected to accompany the young musician.

Finely partnered and recorded, Moog's playing conveys a grand and personal sense of Liszt's rhetoric, never succumbing to a tempting but empty glitter. …there is a seriousness and sheer musical quality that make all these readings shine with an overall mastery and insight.

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