Lazar Berman / Collection of Liszt Works (3 CDs)
A collection of astonishing performances, including the ultimate Transcendental Etudes and the Sonata in B minor.
Many fans agree that Berman's true value lies in the series of session recordings made in Moscow during his prime. The immense scale and the sharpness of his overwhelming technique directly evoke the words of Gilels, who said that "even if Richter and I used four arms, we couldn't match him." However, many of these recordings were out of print for a long time, so it is a pleasure that the Moscow label "Venezia" has released them on CD in good condition from the master tapes.
[Tracklist]
Disc 1
● Schubert/Liszt: "Erlkönig"
● Schubert/Liszt: "Wo gehst du hin?" (from "Die schöne Müllerin")
● Schubert/Liszt: "Die junge Nonne"
● Schubert/Liszt: "Ave Maria"
● Schubert/Liszt: "Der Doppelgänger" (from "Winterreise")
● Schubert/Liszt: "Der Leiermann" (from "Winterreise")
Recording Date: 1965
Recording Location: Moscow
Recording Method: Stereo (Analog / Session)
● Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1 in C minor
● Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, 2nd Year Supplement - "Venezia e Napoli"
Recording Date: 1975
Recording Location: Moscow
Recording Method: Stereo (Analog / Session)
Disc 2
● Liszt: Transcendental Etudes
No. 1 in C major "Prelude"
No. 2 in A minor
No. 3 in F minor "Paysage"
No. 4 in D minor "Mazeppa"
No. 5 in B-flat major "Feux Follets"
No. 6 in G minor "Vision"
No. 7 in E-flat major "Eroica"
No. 8 in C minor "Wilde Jagd"
No. 9 in A-flat major "Ricordanza"
No. 10 in F minor
No. 11 in D-flat major "Harmonies du soir"
No. 12 in B-flat minor "Chasse-neige"
Recording Date: 1963
Recording Location: Moscow
Recording Method: Stereo (Analog / Session)
Disc 3
● Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major "Carnival in Pest"
Recording Date: 1961
Recording Location: Moscow
Recording Method: Mono (Analog / Session)
● Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor
Recording Date: 1975
Recording Location: Moscow
Recording Method: Stereo (Analog / Session)
Lazar Berman (Piano)
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