Track Listing
CD 1 (78:54) | ||
Jorge Bolet: | ||
| 1. | Valse-Impromptu in A-flat, LW A84c | 6:02 |
| Private recording, Baldwin LP (BDW 803) | ||
| Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie | ||
| Tre Sonetti di Petrarca | ||
| Private recording, Baldwin LP (BDW 803) | ||
| 2. | Sonetto 47, LW A55, No. 1 | 6:11 |
| 3. | Sonetto 104, LW A55, No. 2 | 7:06 |
| 4. | Sonetto 123, LW A55, No. 3 | 7:08 |
| 5. | Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, LW A181 | 14:55 |
| 3 April 1986, Carnegie Hall | ||
| 6. | Rhapsodie Espagnole (Folies d’Espagne et jota aragonesa), LW A195 | 13:17 |
| 5 February 1972, Tully Hall | ||
Gunnar Johansen: | ||
| 7. | Réminiscences de Don Juan, LW A80 | 17:13 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 30 | ||
| 8. | Paganini Etude No. 3, “La campanella”, LW A173 | 5:01 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 12 | ||
| 9. | Paganini Etude No. 4, “Arpeggio”, LW A173 | 2:02 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 12 | ||
| (Recording dates uncertain) | ||
CD 2 (73:07) | ||
Gunnar Johansen continued: | ||
| 1. | Fantasy on Beethoven’s The Ruins of Athens”, LW A177 | 10:36 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 30 | ||
| 2. | Transcendental Etude No. 5, “Feux Follets”, LW A172 | 3:57 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 4 | ||
| 3. | Transcendental Etude No. 6, “Vision”, LW A172 | 4:27 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 4 | ||
| 4. | Transcendental Etude No. 10 (untitled - Allegro agitato molto), LW A172 | 4:13 |
| Complete Works of Liszt, Volume 4 | ||
Claudio Arrau: | ||
| Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, Italie | ||
| 5. | Après une lecture du Dante (“Dante Sonata”), LW A55, No. 7 | 17:42 |
| August 1982, Salzburg | ||
| Sonata in B Minor, LW A179 | ||
| 6. | Lento assai - Allegro energico | 11:29 |
| 7. | Andante sostenuto | 7:03 |
| 8. | Allegro energico | 10:31 |
| November 1977, Toronto | ||
| 9. | Deux études de concert, No. 2: “Gnomenreigen”, LW A218 | 3:10 |
| May 1963, Lugano | ||
All LW numbers refer to the “List of Works” published in The New Grove 2001 prepared by Mária Echkardt and Rena Charnin Mueller. | ||
Producers: Gregor Benko and Ward Marston
Audio Conservation: Ward Marston
Audio Assistance: J. Richard Harris
Photos: Gregor Benko and James P. Colias
Booklet Design: Takeshi Takahashi
Booklet notes: Frank Cooper, Ira Levin, Garrick Ohlsson, and Gordon Rumson
Marston would like to thank Christopher Arrau, James P. Colias, Francis Crociata, Dr. and Mrs. Frank Csik, Houston A. Cummings, Mac T. Finley, Andre Gauther, Donald Manildi, Thomas Mastroianni, Rena Charnin Mueller, Nancy Roldan, Peter Warwick, and Richard Zimdars for their help in the production of this CD release.
Liszt Illuminated
Claudio Arrau, Jorge Bolet, and Gunnar Johansen
American Liszt Society Laureates
It is with great pride and pleasure that the American Liszt Society sponsors the release of this 2 CD set on the occasion of the bicentennial of the birth of Franz Liszt. This compilation preserves contributions of three pianists (all American Liszt Society medal winners) to the performance legacy of the compositions and transcriptions of Liszt. Claudio Arrau, Jorge Bolet, and Gunnar Johansen each provide a unique perspective on Liszt's genius. Insightful notes are provided by Frank Cooper, Research Professor of Musicology at the University of Miami. In addition, personal recollections of their respective teachers are provided by Ira Levin, Gordon Rumson, and Garrick Ohlsson.
