Ballade No 1 Le chant du croisé – Première Ballade, S170 (Liszt)
from Liszt: Sonata, Ballades & Polonaises (CDA67085)
6 minutes 53 seconds 1 track
‘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)