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James Lisney’s …petits concerts take their title from the annual series of recitals given by Charles Alkan at the Erard Showroom in Paris during the 1870s.
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ProgrammeFranz Schubert (1797-1828)
Ständchen, Leise flehen meine Lieder, D 957 (transcribed Franz Liszt (1811-1886)) Piano Sonata No.20 in A, D 959 Liebesbotschaft, D 957 (transcribed by Liszt) Piano Sonata No.21 in B flat, D 960 Die Taubenpost, D 957 (transcribed by Liszt) |
Corie Stanton Root writes in allmusic.com...
"Because of Franz Liszt's commanding position in the music world during the mid and late nineteenth century, he was able to mould and popularise the compositions of other composers that he felt were worthy. He had a particular affection Schubert's music and this is reflected in his more than sixty transcriptions of Schubert's songs. Liszt played many of these works in his concert programs during his years as a travelling virtuoso.
The works described here are from a collection of Schubert's songs appropriately entitled Schwanengesang (Swan Song) [D 957] which was assembled and published posthumously by Tobias Haslinger in 1829. Liszt's empathy for the moods of Schubert's work is evident in these transcriptions as is his brilliant compositional style."
"Because of Franz Liszt's commanding position in the music world during the mid and late nineteenth century, he was able to mould and popularise the compositions of other composers that he felt were worthy. He had a particular affection Schubert's music and this is reflected in his more than sixty transcriptions of Schubert's songs. Liszt played many of these works in his concert programs during his years as a travelling virtuoso.
The works described here are from a collection of Schubert's songs appropriately entitled Schwanengesang (Swan Song) [D 957] which was assembled and published posthumously by Tobias Haslinger in 1829. Liszt's empathy for the moods of Schubert's work is evident in these transcriptions as is his brilliant compositional style."
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James Lisney enjoys a rich musical life, moving seamlessly from concerto and recital soloist to chamber musician, song accompanist and pianist director. Initiatives, such as his Schubertreise series at London’s Southbank Centre, his extensive Beethoven Project or the recording company Woodhouse Editions, provide a platform for his wide-ranging musical sympathies.
In recent years he has given Schubert cycles at the Leipzig Gewandhaus and in Mumbai; held residencies at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw; and he has recently completed a survey of the late music of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Chopin at St George’s, Bristol. His recent and upcoming diary includes performances in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. |