Emmanuel Despax: Liszt: Piano Works - COMPACT DISCS

Title: Liszt: Piano Works
Artist: Emmanuel Despax
Label: Signum Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 635212079829
Genre: Classical Artists
Release Date: 2024-06-21
Number of Discs: 2

Emmanuel Despax's eighth release for Signum Classics delves into the dramatic and visionary world of Franz Liszt, from the great Sonata in B minor to the celestail Benediction de Deur dans la solitude. Despax offers a unique perspective on Liszt's work through a very personal connection to the composer. His musical upbringing is rooted in a lineage of mentors which traces back to Liszt, creating a deep connection to the composer's legacy. Despax comments "This lineage has deeply influenced my musical upbringing, instilling a unique perspective on interpretation, fostering an insatiable curiosity... emphasising engaging with the score with utmost integrity, without shortcuts or compromise. Above all, this tradition signifies a performance ethos... to serve as a conduit between the music and the audience".

Tracks:
1.1 Après une lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161: No. 7)
1.2 Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173: No. 3)
1.3 Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173: No. 7)
2.1 Nuages gris, S. 199
2.2 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178~I. Lento assai - Allegro energico
2.3 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178~II. Andante sostenuto
2.4 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178~III. Allegro energico
2.5 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178~IV. Andante sostenuto - Lento assai