Flood
Donald Macleod continues his story of Franz Liszt and Hungary with a look at how the terrible 1838 floods in the country of his birth prompted a turning point in his life.
After several years of absence from Hungary, Liszt is taken aback by news of the disastrous floods in Pest in 1838. His thoughts turn to the country of his birth and prompt him to take action to support his native countrymen. Donald Macleod continues his story of Liszt's relationship with Hungary and recounts how thoughts of his homeland inspired a new sequence of works which will eventually become the Hungarian Rhapsodies.
Hungarian Rhapsody No 5 in E minor 'Heroide-elegiaque'
Nelson Freire, piano
Six Grandes Etudes de Paganini - No 6 "La Campanella"
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes
Louis Lortie, piano
Residentie Orchestra The Hague
George Pehlivanian, conductor
Two Hungarian Recruiting Dances by Laszlo Fay and Janos Bihari 'Zum Andenken'
Leslie Howard, piano
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor (arr.orchestra)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No 5 in E minor 'Heroide-elegiaque'
Performer: Nelson Freire.- AUDITE : 95-742.
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Franz Liszt
Six Grandes Etudes de Paganini - No 6 "La Campanella"
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- DG : 477-836-2.
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Franz Liszt
Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes
Performer: Louis Lortie. Orchestra: Hague Residentie Orchestra. Conductor: George Pehlivanian.- CHANDOS : Chan-103713X.
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Franz Liszt
Two Hungarian Recruiting Dances by Laszlo Fay and Janos Bihari 'Zum Andenken'
Performer: Leslie Howard.- HYPERION : CDA-66771.
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Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C sharp minor (arr.orchestra)
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.- CBS : CD 44833.
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