Carlo Grante - Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, Nos. 12-17 (Original Versions) (2018)

Franz Liszt was born in Raiding, Hungary, and gypsy music fascinated him from childhood. After studies, concert tours and romantic adventures abroad, Liszt returned to his native country in 1839 and was hailed as a champion of its national identity. This program presents Liszt’s original Hungarian Rhapsodies from the Magyar Dalok collection, introducing themes used in later volumes. The inspiration he found in gypsy music-making created virtuoso piano works that assimilate its melancholy drama and wild dances, imitating local rhythms and colorful instruments such as the cimbalom, and elaborating on melodies of the day in a refined and spectacular act of national storytelling.

TRACKLIST

01. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 12, Héroïde élégiaque. Mesto
02. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 13, Tempo di marcia "Rákóczy March"
03. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 14, Lento a capriccio
04. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 15, Lento tempo e stilo zingarese
05. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 16, Preludio-Andante deciso
06. Rhapsodies hongroises, S. 242: No. 17, Andante sostenuto
07. Ungarische Nationalmelodien, S. 243b: No. 1, Tempo giusto
08. Ungarische Nationalmelodien, S. 243b: No. 2, Animato
09. Ungarische Nationalmelodien, S. 243b: No. 3, Prelude. Allegretto
10. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 10 in E Major "Preludio" (Alternative Version)
11. Puszta-Wehmut, S. 246 "Die Werbung"