Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante / La Leggierezza / Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert
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Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante / La Leggierezza / Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert
Boris Giltburg (piano)
[ Naxos / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 5 April 2019
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Liszt's Études d'exécution transcendante enshrine the spirit of High Romanticism, embodying extremes of expressive drama and technical virtuosity. His encyclopedic approach to technique is shown at its most dazzling in this cycle, heard here in the 1852 revision which Liszt himself declared 'the only authentic one'. Integration of musical and technical elements is absolute, and the music's narratives are supported by dramatic physicality, an orchestral richness of sonority, and an exceptional colouristic quality.
"Giltburg needs no introduction. His series of warmly received recordings… has secured him a deservedly prominent place on the map" Gramophone
"Russian pianist Boris Giltburg gravitates toward the pure virtuoso tradition of the 19th and early 20th centuries. …He is oriented toward setting up technical problems and then solving them in what can be a very exciting way. Sample the poetic and highly varied Transcendental Etude No. 4, "Mazeppa," which in Giltburg's hands is a rocking roller-coaster ride. … A generally worthy and enjoyable Liszt release." AllMusic.com
