Vardan Mamikonian - Liszt: Vardan Mamikonian (2012)

Tracklist

01. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major
02. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S178/R21: Lento assai - Allegro energico
03. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S178/R21: Lento assai - Andante sostenuto
04. Piano Sonata in B Minor, S178/R21: Allegro energico
05. 4 Valses oubliees, S215/R37: Valse oubliee No. 1
06. Die Trauergondel (La lugubre gondola), S134/R468
07. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses, S173/R14: VII. Funerailles



Liszt’s Sonata in B minor rightly occupies a place of importance in the history of the 19th-century sonata. Armenian pianist Vardan Manikonian performs this masterpiece alongside a selection of other well-known piano works; Liebestraum No. 3, probably the best-known of Liszt’s piano works, La Lugubre Gondola, Première valses oubliée, a playful piece, characterised by dry, virtuosic writing, and Funérailles, one of the best pieces among the Harmonies poétiques et religeuses collection.

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