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Track(s) taken from CDA67187

Prélude 'Préludes et Harmonies poétiques et religieuses', S171d/1

composer
1845; first version of S172a/11; performing version by Leslie Howard; recorded prior to the deciphering of Nos 2-8
editor

Leslie Howard (piano)
Recording details: May 1996
St Martin's Church, East Woodhay, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Produced by Tryggvi Tryggvason
Engineered by Tryggvi Tryggvason
Release date: November 1997
Total duration: 4 minutes 30 seconds

Cover artwork: Madonna and Child Enthroned. Alois Hans Schram (1864-1919)
Christie's, London
 

Reviews

‘Howard is a match for all that Liszt throws at his performers’ (Gramophone)

‘This is surely one of the most valuable of Leslie Howard's pioneering series, and all Lisztians should have it’ (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

‘What Lisztian, indeed what pianophile, could resist this?’ (Classic CD)

«Ce nouveau volume mérite une fois de plus notre respect» (Répertoire, France)

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