Grandes Études de Paganini, S141 (Liszt/Paganini)
from Liszt: Paganini Studies & Schubert Marches (CDA67370)
1 Étude in G minor 'Tremolo' [4'36]
2 Étude in E flat major 'Octave' [5'12]
3 Étude in G sharp minor 'La campanella' [4'42]
4 Étude in E major 'Arpeggio' [2'00]
5 Étude in E major 'La chasse' [2'53]
6 Étude in A minor 'Theme and variations' [4'58]
24 minutes 21 seconds 6 tracks
‘Dexterity here to make ears flap; but then, we are used to this from Hamelin’ (Gramophone)
‘A brilliantly successful recital’ (BBC Music Magazine)
‘A technique that leaves one open-mouthed with wonderment … the delicate filigree of his rapid chromatic scales is as witty as his scales in tenths and double octaves are awesome’ (The Sunday Times)