Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major (reference recording: Sviatoslav Richter, Kirill Kondrashin)

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Full Album available // Liszt: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 by Sviatoslav Richter 🎧 Qobuz (Hi-Res) cutt.ly/Ae0xqrdL Tidal (Hi-Res) cutt.ly/oe0xqdpK 🎧 Deezer (Hi-Fi) cutt.ly/1e0xqz11 KZbin Music (mp4) cutt.ly/te0xqQsw 🎧 Apple Music, Idagio, Spotify (off), Amazon Music (soon) 🔊 Discover our PREMIUM REMASTERED EDITIONS classicalmusicreference.com/ Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125 00:00 I. Adagio sostenuto assai, Allegro agitato assai (2024 Remastered, London 1961) 07:32 II. Allegro moderato (2024 Remastered, London 1961) 12:28 III. Allegro deciso, Marziale un poco meno allegro (2024 Remastered, London 1961) 19:10 IV. Allegro animato (2024 Remastered, London 1961) Piano: Sviatoslav Richter London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin Recorded in 1961, at London New mastering in 2024 by AB for classicalmusicreference.com/ 🔊 Join us with your phone on our WhatsApp fanpage (our latest album preview): cutt.ly/5eathESK 🔊 Find our entire catalog on Qobuz: cutt.ly/geathMhL 🔊 Discover our playlists on Spotify: cutt.ly/ceatjtlB ❤ Support us on Patreon cutt.ly/ZezaldhI Liszt wrote relatively little for piano and orchestra. Among the noteworthy works, we can mention the Hungarian Fantasy, the Totentanz, and, standing prominently in the foreground, the two concertos. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major was composed in 1839. It underwent significant revisions in 1849, so that both concertos, in their final versions, are contemporaneous. The intrinsic musical quality of this work is often considered superior to that of the previous concerto. Indeed, the fusion of the various sections into a single whole is much more advanced here. Similarly, the principle of thematic transformation is employed with greater mastery. As for the development - practically absent in the First Concerto - it takes on an important role and even allows for ingenious thematic superimpositions. It is the first theme, by far the most significant, that gives this concerto its captivating atmosphere, thanks to its delightful harmonic progressions and expressive melodic contour. This theme unfolds throughout the introduction in an admirably poetic environment, creating a sort of pleasant torpor. Suddenly, the theme of the first section bursts in, giving way to energetic and resolute accents. However, it reappears very softly a little further along, in the dreamy key of D-flat major. Towards the middle of the score, at the Allegro deciso, still in the same key, we find a clever superimposition of the main themes from the first section and the scherzo. This passage is brilliant, vigorous, and strikingly elegant. The penultimate section, Marziale un poco meno Allegro, features the return of the initial theme, transformed into a martial march, which is somewhat in poor taste. Fortunately, the poetic and dreamy atmosphere from the beginning quickly returns before yielding to a final Allegro animato, concluding this superb concerto with great brilliance. The Richter/Kondrashin team comes very close to offering us THE definitive version of the Piano Concerto No. 2. This is a free, open, and noble version in which Richter engages in an intense struggle to delve into the text at its deepest level. The orchestra displays strength and grandeur, triumphal yet capable of achieving remarkable cantabile. The sound of the remastered edition is fabulous. (For Tidal and Deezer users, remember to disable volume normalization, which ruins the natural dynamics of the recording.) Other Album avalable // Liszt: Six Consolations, St. François d'Assise, St. François de Paule.. 🎧 Qobuz cutt.ly/ZezS6SIs Tidal cutt.ly/WezDqzbY 🎧 Apple Music cutt.ly/7ezDqLla Deezer cutt.ly/GezDwoHx 🎧 Amazon Music cutt.ly/fezDwFTb Spotify cutt.ly/JezDw6Gv 🎧 KZbin Music cutt.ly/eezDeRXJ SoundCloud cutt.ly/pezDeNwp Ferenc Liszt PLAYLIST (reference recordings): kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3aXnXmroNCmpM0

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Many thanks for this marvelous performance with Sviatoslav Richter and Kirill Kondrashin of this wonderful Liszt concerto. Magnificent sound quality !!

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Liszt wrote relatively little for piano and orchestra. Among the noteworthy works, we can mention the Hungarian Fantasy, the Totentanz, and, standing prominently in the foreground, the two concertos. The Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major was composed in 1839. It underwent significant revisions in 1849, so that both concertos, in their final versions, are contemporaneous. The intrinsic musical quality of this work is often considered superior to that of the previous concerto. Indeed, the fusion of the various sections into a single whole is much more advanced here. Similarly, the principle of thematic transformation is employed with greater mastery. As for the development - practically absent in the First Concerto - it takes on an important role and even allows for ingenious thematic superimpositions. It is the first theme, by far the most significant, that gives this concerto its captivating atmosphere, thanks to its delightful harmonic progressions and expressive melodic contour. This theme unfolds throughout the introduction in an admirably poetic environment, creating a sort of pleasant torpor. Suddenly, the theme of the first section bursts in, giving way to energetic and resolute accents. However, it reappears very softly a little further along, in the dreamy key of D-flat major. Towards the middle of the score, at the Allegro deciso, still in the same key, we find a clever superimposition of the main themes from the first section and the scherzo. This passage is brilliant, vigorous, and strikingly elegant. The penultimate section, Marziale un poco meno Allegro, features the return of the initial theme, transformed into a martial march, which is somewhat in poor taste. Fortunately, the poetic and dreamy atmosphere from the beginning quickly returns before yielding to a final Allegro animato, concluding this superb concerto with great brilliance. The Richter/Kondrashin team comes very close to offering us THE definitive version of the Piano Concerto No. 2. This is a free, open, and noble version in which Richter engages in an intense struggle to delve into the text at its deepest level. The orchestra displays strength and grandeur, triumphal yet capable of achieving remarkable cantabile. The sound of the remastered edition is fabulous. (For Tidal and Deezer users, remember to disable volume normalization, which ruins the natural dynamics of the recording.) Other Album avalable // Liszt: Six Consolations, St. François d'Assise, St. François de Paule.. 🎧 Qobuz cutt.ly/ZezS6SIs Tidal cutt.ly/WezDqzbY 🎧 Apple Music cutt.ly/7ezDqLla Deezer cutt.ly/GezDwoHx 🎧 Amazon Music cutt.ly/fezDwFTb Spotify cutt.ly/JezDw6Gv 🎧 KZbin Music cutt.ly/eezDeRXJ SoundCloud cutt.ly/pezDeNwp

[@顧芸芸]

Great❤

[@leestamm3187]

Great listening. A beautiful melding of soloist and accompaniment on the Liszt masterwork. Thanks, as always.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

A la perfección. acompaña Richter con el piano. 🎼🎵🇬🇶🎶🎶🎶👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🫂

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Richter !!!!!;,gracias 🫂 buen día.

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very well....................................................................................................

[@tsiryoliva6636]

Kondrashin mérite d'être plus considéré. Cet enregistrement tient plus grâce à lui qu'à Richter

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Lizst es mi gran Amor ❤️

[@chtidede]

Version de référence indiscutablement. Mais aujourd'hui, il faut écouter l'interprétation de Kantorow avec l' orchestre national de Lille pour s'apercevoir qu'une nouvelle référence est advenue. Visible et audible sur You tube pour celles et ceux n'ayant pu assister à ce concert qui restera dans les mémoires.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Lizst es mi gran Amor ❤️