Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Franz Liszt & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn & Misha Dichter

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 are two piano concertos by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, composed and revised across the mid-19th century (approximately 1830–1861). The works combine virtuosic pianistic writing with expansive orchestral textures and employ thematic transformation and symphonic thinking that helped broaden the Romantic concerto genre and mark a significant phase in Liszt's compositional output.
First released: 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: I. Allegro maestoso
    5:17
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: II. Quasi adagio - Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
    8:57
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major: III. Allegro marziale animato - Presto
    3:59
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major: I. Adagio sostenuto assai - Allegro agitato assai
    7:08
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major: II. Allegro moderato
    5:08
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major: III. Allegro deciso - Marziale un poco meno allegro
    6:32
  7. 7.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major: IV. Allegro animato
    1:44
  8. 8.
    Valse oubliee no. 1 in F-sharp major
    2:49
  9. 9.
    Valse oubliee no. 2 in A-flat major
    5:22
  10. 10.
    Vallee d’ Obermann (Années de pélérinage-année 1¡G Suisse)
    14:31

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