Consolations

Album by Franz Liszt & Saskia Giorgini

Consolations is a set of six solo piano pieces by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, published in 1850. The pieces use a lyrical Romantic idiom with nocturne-like textures and bel canto-inspired melodies, reflecting Liszt's shift in the 1850s toward more introspective, pianistic miniatures within his evolving mid-career style.

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  1. 1.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 1. Andante con moto
    1:30
  2. 2.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 2. Un poco più mosso
    3:12
  3. 3.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3. Lento placido
    4:31
  4. 4.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 4. Quasi Algido
    3:02
  5. 5.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 5. Andantino
    2:29
  6. 6.
    6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 6. Allegretto sempre cantabile
    3:08
  7. 7.
    3 Caprices-Valses, S. 214: No. 1 in B-flat major “Valse de bravoure”
    8:25
  8. 8.
    3 Caprices-Valses, S. 214: No. 2 in E major “Valse mélancolique”
    6:11
  9. 9.
    3 Caprices-Valses, S. 214: No. 3 in A major “Valse de concert sur deux motifs de Lucia et Parisina de Donizetti”
    9:26
  10. 10.
    Valse Impromptu, S. 213
    6:20
  11. 11.
    Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 1 in A-flat major “Hohe Liebe”
    6:47
  12. 12.
    Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 2 in E-flat major “Seliger Tod”
    4:31
  13. 13.
    Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-flat major “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”
    4:50
  14. 14.
    2 Légendes, S. 175: No. 1. St François d’Assise: la prédication aux oiseaux
    9:43
  15. 15.
    2 Légendes, S. 175: No. 2. St François de Paule: marchant sur les flots
    8:44

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