Hexaméron – Morceau de concert 'Grandes Variations de bravoure sur la marche des Puritains de Bellini', S365a (Liszt/Bellini)
 | from Liszt: The complete music for solo piano, Vol. 53 - Music for piano & orchestra I (CDA67401/2) 1 Extrêmement lent [3'44] 13 minutes 55 seconds 13 tracks2 Tema: Allegro marziale [1'21] 3 Variation 1: Ben marcato (Thalberg) [1'01] 4 Variation 2: Moderato [2'53] 5 Variation 3 di bravura: Allegro animato (Pixis) [1'38] 6 Ritornello [0'23] 7 Variation 4: Legato e grazioso (Herz) [1'51] 8 Variation 5: Vivo e brillante (Czerny) [1'18] 9 Interlude 1: Fuocoso, molto energico – Lento, quasi recitativo [2'10] 10 Variation 6: Largo (Chopin) [1'28] 11 Interlude 2: [L'istesso tempo] [1'09] 12 Finale part 1: Molto vivace quasi prestissimo [1'39] 13 Finale part 2: Allegro animato [1'57] ‘Exemplary, and superbly recorded’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘Howard's dedication is clear in all his playing here, with clear, crisp articulation vividly caught in finely balanced sound’ (The Guardian) ‘Hyperion's production, as always, is superb. For the Lisztian, this is indispensable’ (Fanfare, USA) |