 | from Liszt: Sonata, Ballades & Polonaises (CDA67085) 1 Lento assai [12'52] 31 minutes 15 seconds 5 tracks2 Andante sostenuto [7'08] 3 Allegro energico [2'00] 4 Allegro energico – Più mosso [5'54] 5 Andante sostenuto [3'21] ‘At last, Hough tackles Liszt’s Sonata on record and the result is as musicianly as this fine pianist’s admirers might expect’ (Gramophone) ‘Hough transforms the rumbling, chromatic bass line [Ballade No 2] into an almost terrifyingly atmospheric setting’ (BBC Music Magazine) ‘[A] beautifully rendered collection … the wonderful refinement and quiet poetry of his playing is a constant joy. A highly distinguished disc’ (The Guardian) |