Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième année "Italie": V. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca: Agitato assai - Adagio
Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, vi… Read Full Bio ↴Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, and teacher.
He was born in Doborján, Sopron County, Hungary. His father, Ádám Liszt, clerk to Duke Esterházy, recognized his son's exceptional musical talent early on and seized every opportunity to develop it. At the age of nine, Liszt was already playing the piano in public in Sopron and Bratislava, and soon, with the support of art patrons, he was able to continue his studies in Vienna as a student of Czerny and Salieri. He presented himself in Vienna on December 1, 1822
In 1920/1921, a strip of Hungarian territory was transferred to Austria and Doborján was renamed to Raiding, in the district of Oberpullendorf. Around that period, the strip of transferred land became known as Burgenland.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some twentieth-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
He was born in Doborján, Sopron County, Hungary. His father, Ádám Liszt, clerk to Duke Esterházy, recognized his son's exceptional musical talent early on and seized every opportunity to develop it. At the age of nine, Liszt was already playing the piano in public in Sopron and Bratislava, and soon, with the support of art patrons, he was able to continue his studies in Vienna as a student of Czerny and Salieri. He presented himself in Vienna on December 1, 1822
In 1920/1921, a strip of Hungarian territory was transferred to Austria and Doborján was renamed to Raiding, in the district of Oberpullendorf. Around that period, the strip of transferred land became known as Burgenland.
Liszt became renowned throughout Europe for his great skill as a performer during the 1800s. He is said to have been the most technically advanced and perhaps greatest pianist of all time. He was also an important and influential composer, a notable piano teacher, a conductor who contributed significantly to the modern development of the art, and a benefactor to other composers and performers, notably Richard Wagner and Hector Berlioz.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind a huge and diverse body of work, in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some twentieth-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony.
Années de pèlerinage: Deuxième année "Italie": V. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca: Agitato assai
Franz Liszt Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Franz Liszt:
ラ・カンパネラ 愛の鐘が鳴る 湧き起こる叢雲(むらくも)の響き たなびくプライド 虚ろな微笑み砕く 愛の無い欲望 見せかけの情熱 手を…
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Roland Huettmann
My reflection: A distinguished setting, acoustics, playing -- all highly professional and very well done. I hope that very soon there will again be an audiance for you in a live concert. The warmth of people listening... even when they create a little background noise, may add an element beyond perfection, I hope...)
Bernhard Ruchti
Thank you! The communication between the music, the performer and the audience - that's where the magic happens indeed... Let us hope that live concerts will start again soon.
Aymann Zahri
Outstanding poetic performance! I love it! Thank you so much Bernhard for sharing this beauty! All the best,.
Bernhard Ruchti
Thank you so much, and all the best for you too!
hiroko_naga
J'adore ce Liszt avec une récitation sublime de poème.
Bernhard Ruchti
Merci beaucoup!
Alanna Reid
So profound and beautiful. Thank you.
Bernhard Ruchti
Thank you so much!
Neil Killeen
That was very very beautiful Bernhard. I think the Petrarch sonnets contain some of Liszt’s most profound writing. For me, this tempo is just right. For 47, it was too slow - but you know I’ve played it at the same tempo for decades ! I tried playing it slower but I really struggle to keep the melodic line together and it becomes a bit left hand then right hand! I was listening to Pavarotti sing 47, such a powerful performance. Really quite slow also but I think it works for the vocal arrangement with the way the notes are distributed (4/4 Also). Liszt so cleverly reworked it in 6/4 and I just can’t do it that slowly! Anyway back to 104 - great to hear the rarely performed ossia (Leslie Howard opines that Liszt was known in general to play the Ossias). I’ve just started work on this piece - it’s outside of my natural technique so I’m not sure I can do it, but I’m going to try 🙄 I think I can manage 123 but we will see. I recorded (just at home with my phone!) 47 the other day and was overall happy (couple of annoying slips towards the end) with it. Anyway I’m enjoying your project and performances even if the tempo choices don’t always work for me. Good to be made to rethink
Bernhard Ruchti
Thank you very much for your comment! It is true that tempo is always a very personal choice. It depends on taste but also on listening habits. And sometimes it is even just a mood thing... That's what keeps the music alive!