Liszt on Érard at BRQ Vantaa Festival

By David Karlin, 14 August 2016

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“the watery sunlight glittered through the runs and tremolos”

Reviewed at St Lawrence Chapel, Vantaa on 13 August 2016

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sposalizio, S 161 no. 1

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Il Penseroso, S 161 no. 2

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este, S 163 no. 4

Liszt, Paraphrase on a Waltz from Gounod's "Faust", S 407

Liszt, Ave Maria (Church bells of Rome)

Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 12 in C sharp minor, S 244/12

Liszt, Dance macabre (solo version)

Gábor Farkas, Piano

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David Karlin

David is a co-founder of Bachtrack. He is a musical omnivore interested in almost all types of music, but with a particular love of Italian opera. You can contact him from this link.

Liszt on Érard: Gábor Farkas at BRQ Vantaa Festival