Je suis hongrois
Donald Macleod concludes his portrait of Liszt and Hungary with the story of his final years, raising the question of where this cosmopolitan composer himself thought he belonged.
Donald Macleod recounts Liszt鈥檚 final years, and the period when the elderly composer spent much time travelling between his homes in Rome, Weimar and Budapest, journeying hundreds of miles by train to fulfil his many obligations. Tired and often unfairly criticised by even those closest to him, his final days were tragic. When he died an international argument ensued as to which country held the best claim to his final resting place.
Hungarian Rhapsody No 4 in D minor (orchestral arrangement)
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Ivan Fischer, conductor
Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth - Part 2
"Death of Elisabeth"
"Chorus of Angels"
Melanie Diener, soprano
Solisten des MDR Kinderchores
Chor 'Die Ameisenkinder' des Goethegymnasiums Weimar
Chor des Ungarischen Rundfunks
Staatskapelle Weimar
Carl St Clair, conductor
Hungarian Portraits - "Mosonyi Grabgeleit"
Alfred Brendel, piano
Cardas Macabre (arr. for Hungarian folk instruments)
Orchestra of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble
Istvan Albert/Laszlo Berki, leaders
Seven Sacramenta - Responsories V. 'Extreme unctio'
Male Chorus of the Hungarian Army
Zsuzsa Elekes, organ
Istvan Zambo, conductor
Hungarian Rhapsody No 11 in A minor
Roberto Szidon, piano
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Hungarian Rhapsody No 4 in D minor
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- PHILIPS : 456 570-2.
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Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth - Part 2 (excerpt)
Singer: Melanie Diener. Choir: Mdr Children'S Chorus. Choir: Chor Die Ameisenkinder Des Goethegymnasiums Weimar. Choir: Chor Des Ungarischen Rundfunks. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Carl St. Clair.- CPO 7773392.
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Hungarian Portraits - "Mosonyi Grabgeleit"
Performer: Alfred Brendel.- PHILIPS : 4208372.
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Cardas Macabre (arr. for Hungarian folk instruments)
Ensemble: Orchestra of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. Director: Istv谩n Albert. Director: L谩szl贸 Berki.- HUNGAROTON : HCD 10104.
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Seven Sacramenta - Responsories V. 'Extreme unctio'
Performer: Zsuzsa Elekes. Choir: Hungarian Army Male Chorus. Conductor: Istvan Zambo.- HUNGAROTON : HCD 12748.
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Hungarian Rhapsody No 11 in A minor
Performer: Roberto Szidon.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 423-925 2.
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