Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I - III

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I - III

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I - III
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Composer: Franz Liszt
Performer: Alfred Brendel
Performer: Zoltán Kocsis
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-01-12
Music Label: Philips
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 1. La Chapelle De Guillaume Tell
  2. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 2. Au Lac De Wallenstadt
  3. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 3. Pastorale
  4. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 4. Au Bord D'Une Source
  5. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 5. Orage
  6. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 6. Vallée D'Obermann
  7. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 7. Eglogue
  8. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 8. Le Mal Du Pays
  9. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Première Année: Suisse. 9. Les Cloches De Genève
  10. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 1. Sposalizio
  11. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 2. Il Penseroso
  12. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 3. Canzon
  13. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 4. Sonetto 47 Del Salvator Rosa
  14. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 4. Sonetto 104 Del Petrarca
  15. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 6. Sonetto 123 Del Petrarca
Music CD 2
  1. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 2nd Year ('Italie'), suite for piano, S. 161 (LW A55): Deuzi�¨me Ann�©e: Italie. 7. Apr�¨s Une Lecture Du Dante (F
  2. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 1. Angelus! (Prière Aux Anges Gardiens)
  3. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 2. Aux Cyprès De La Villa D'Este, No. 1 (Thrénodie)
  4. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 3. Aux Cyprès De La Villa D'Este, No. 2 (Thrénodie)
  5. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 1. Angelus! (Pri�¨re Aux Anges Gardiens)
  6. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 2. Aux Cypr�¨s De La Villa D'Este, No. 1 (Thr�©nodi
  7. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 3. Aux Cypr�¨s De La Villa D'Este, No. 2 (Thr�©nodi
  8. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 4. Les Jeux D'Eau �� La Villa D'Este, No. 2 (Thr�©n
  9. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 5. Sunt Lacrymae Rerum (En Mode Hongrois)
  10. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 6. Marche Fun�¨bre (En M�©moire De Maximilien I)
  11. Ann�©es de p�¨lerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Troisi�¨me Ann�©e: 7. Sursum Corda (Erhebet Eure Herzen)
  12. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 4. Les Jeux D'Eau � La Villa D'Este, No. 2 (Thrénodie)
  13. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 5. Sunt Lacrymae Rerum (En Mode Hongrois)
  14. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 6. Marche Funèbre (En Mémoire De Maximilien I)
  15. Années de pèlerinage, for piano: Troisième Année: 7. Sursum Corda (Erhebet Eure Herzen)

Music reviews of Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I - III

Music Review: A pilgramage through the life of a piano virtuoso!
Rating: 5 Stars

Franz Liszt was a prodigy, sight reading music by 6 and performing publically by 9, and his abilities as a youth were compared to those of Mozart. Certainly, Liszt did not branch out quite so staggeringly to other forms of composition as Mozart did, but his work for the piano is astounding.

"Years of Pilgrimage" as the title translates, is a cycle of 3 sonatas for piano, tone poems that sum up Liszt's emotions for the the places he visited and the emotions he felt as he traveled.

At the age of 12 Liszt's family, due to financial struggles, took young Franz on his first concert tour. The tour was a smashing success and Liszt was an instant phenomenon. Upon the family's arrival in Paris, Franz immediately became a friend of piano manufacturer Sebastian Erard, the father of the double-escapement which led to the modern piano. Liszt played these pianos exclusively and was known as an Erard artist.

Following several devastating setbacks, the death of his father (who first taught Franz piano) and the loss of the woman he loved, Liszt stopped playing altogether. But, in 1832, after hearing Paginini, Liszt was inspired to become a virtuoso on the piano, just as Paganini was on violin.
Liszt's dedication to piano led to somewhat of a rockstar status (women clambored for his handkerchiefs and silk gloves) and he was once again on the road as a touring performer. He is credited with being the father of the recital and the demand for his performances led to travels which thus led to the 3 pieces we now know as the 'Years of Pilgrimage'.

He began composing what would become "Premier Annee" (First Year) in 1835 when he was but 24. The entire piece would be published years later in 1855. "Premier Annee" contains 9 sonatas for piano. These pieces, in contrast to those composed for his Third Year, tout his youthful exuberance and his flair for the spectacular (as opposed to the confident experimental feel of his the final piece in the cycle). The pieces in the 'First Year' are virtuostic and 'showy', indicative of a young man who was famous, adored and, from some contemporaries, reviled due to, most likely, jealousy or prudish resistance to the new stardom that surrounded Liszt.
The 3rd pieece "Pastorale", 4th piece "Au Bord d'une Source", 7th piece "Eglogue", and the 9th piece "Le Mal du Pays" (literally homesickness) are wonderful, with cascading keystrokes and beautiful melodies that struck me as heart-felt and passionately written. All other pieces are also excellent and are, again, flourishing and sweeping expressions of a virtuoso composer and performer.

"Deuxième Annee" is a compilation of 7 sonatas, composed between 1837 and 1849 and published in 1856. Again, these pieces showcase Liszt's flair for showmanship. The 4th, 5th and 6th pieces are marvelous, all titled after Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch), the man credited with perfecting the sonnet. Again, all other pieces are are wondeful.

"Troisième Annee", composed later in Liszt's life (1867 to 1877 and published in 1883) is a compilation of 7 sonatas that display the control and understanding of harmony versus the virtuosity of his earlier pieces which were complicated but less experimental and not quite so controlled. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th (which it seems to me influenced Saint-Saens), 5th (which is very dark), and 7th are superb. Again however, the entire piece is great.

This composition, which is a wonderful collection of Liszt's early and later works, spans his life beautifully and evokes emotions from joy to fear to sadness.

Brendel performs Years 1 and 2, and Kocsis performs Year 3. All are played passionately and are a joy to hear. The sound on all is clear and requires no volume adjustment between pieces.

This album is an excellent value and can be bought with confidence.

Enjoy!
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