A Liszt Portrait

Franz Liszt was born 200 years ago in 1811, and died in 1886. He remains a controversial and much misunderstood figure. For many, he is one of the great composers, a true visionary to rank alongside the greats, and certainly as visionary as his son in law Richard Wagner. For others he is a showman, flashy and a purveyor of brilliant but shallow display pieces for piano. The latter view seriously undestimates Liszt -- yes he could throw out salon music in the style of his contemporaries Thalberg, Herz and Tausig. But his best piano music, and his best orchestral music is superbly crafted, often extremely complex and forward-looking, and deeply spiritual.

This 30CD collection contains his Faust and Dante Symphonies, Les Preludes, the Bergsymphonie, the symphonic poems, his major organ works, the Missa Solmnis, the Piano Sonata, the Petrarch Sonnets, the Transcendental Etudes, Hungarian Rhapsodies, his Wager and Verdi transcriptions, the piano concertos 1-3 including Malediction, Totentanz, de Profundis and the Fantasia on themes from Lelio by Berlioz, his orchestration of Schubert's Wanderer fantasy, The Dante Sonata , excerpts from the Years of Pilgrimage Book 1 (Switzerland) Book 2 (Italy), Paganini Etudes and more.

Several of the major keyboard works can be heard in comparative recordings by different artists, including Gilels captured in 1949 in the Sonata.

This collection will allow the listener to get to the heart of the composer, and hear the lighter more brilliant works of his early career alongside the later, complex more mystical works from the later years.

Other information:
- Major name artists
- CD-ROM containing comprehensive notes on the music and biographies
- A superb introduction to Liszt
- 2011 is the composer's bicentenary
- Historical recordings

CD1 Faust Symphony
1.	Faust Symphony: I. Faust	27:09
2.	Faust Symphony: Ii. Gretchen	16:26
3.	Faust Symphony: Iii. Mephistopheles	21:50
CD2 Dante Symphony
1.	Dante Symphony: I. Inferno: Lento	20:47
2.	Dante Symphony: Ii. Purgatorio: Andante Con Moto Quasi Allegretto, Tranquillo Assai –	19:13
3.	Dante Symphony: Magnificat	07:09
4.	À La Chapelle Sixtine	23:43
CD3 Symphonic Poems
1.	Ce Qu’on Entend Sur La Montagne (‘Bergsymphonie’)	30:24
2.	Tasso: Lamento E Trionfo	21:22
3.	Les Préludes	15:53
CD4 Symphonic Poems
1.	Orpheus	11:29
2.	Prometheus	13:23
3.	Mazeppa	15:47
4.	Festklänge	19:48
CD5 Symphonic Poems
1.	Héroïde Funèbre	24:04
2.	Hungaria	22:16
3.	Hamlet	14:35
CD6 Symphonic Poems
1.	Die Hunnenschlacht	13:52
2.	Die Ideale	26:49
3.	Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe: Die Wiege	06:26
4.	Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe: Der Kampf Ums Dasein	03:08
5.	Von Der Wiege Bis Zum Grabe: Zum Grabe: Die Wiege Des Zukünftigen Lebens	07:39
CD7 Symphonic Poems
1.	Two Episodes From Lenau’s Faust: Der Nächtliche Zug	15:08
2.	Two Episodes From Lenau’s Faust: Der Tanz In Der Dorfschenke (Mephisto Waltz I)	11:48
3.	Mephisto Waltz No.2	11:35
4.	Szózat Und Hymnus – Fantasie	10:13
CD8 Organ Works
1.	Prelude And Fugue On The Name Of Bach: Prelude	04:40
2.	Prelude And Fugue On The Name Of Bach: Fugue	11:40
3.	Variations On ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’	24:00
4.	Fantasia And Fugue: ‘Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam’: Fantasia	25:36
5.	Fantasia And Fugue: ‘Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam’: Fugue	11:45
CD9 Missa Solemnis
1.	Missa Solemnis: I. Kyrie	07:24
2.	Missa Solemnis: Ii. Gloria	12:35
3.	Missa Solemnis: Iii. Credo	16:20
4.	Missa Solemnis: Iv. Sanctus	05:34
5.	Missa Solemnis: V. Benedictus	06:33
6.	Missa Solemnis: Vi. Agnus Dei	08:09
CD10 Piano Sonata, Sonnets
1.	Piano Sonata In B Minor	30:44
2.	Sonetto 47, Del Petrarca	05:16
3.	Sonetto 104, Del Petrarca	06:06
4.	Sonetto 123, Del Petrarca	05:56
5.	Légende No. 1: St. Francois D’assise, La Prédication Aux Oiseaux	09:47
CD11 Etudes D'Execution
CD12 Hungarian Rhapsodies
CD13 Hungarian Rhapsodie
CD14 Transcriptions
CD15 Transcriptions
1.	Verdi Transcriptions: Ernani – Concert Paraphrase	08:30
2.	Verdi Transcriptions: ‘Salve Maria’ (From Jerusalem)	05:00
3.	Verdi Transcriptions: ‘Miserere’ (From Il Trovatore)	08:14
4.	Verdi Transcriptions: Rigoletto – Concert Paraphrase	07:14
5.	Verdi Transcriptions: Don Carlo – Finale: Coro Di Festa E Marcia Funebre	07:28
6.	Verdi Transcriptions: Agnus Dei (From Messa Da Requiem)	04:55
7.	Verdi Transcriptions: Reminiscences De Boccanegra	11:26
8.	Verdi Transcriptions: Aida – Danza Sacra E Duetto Finale	11:01
CD16 Transcriptions
1.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Hochzeitsmarsch Und Elfenreigen Aus Der Musik Zu Shakespeares Sommernachtstraum Von Mend...	10:43
2.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Les Adieux: Rêverie Sur Un Motif De L’opéra Roméo Et Juliette De Gounod	09:43
3.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Sonnambula De Bellini: Grande Fantaisie [Sic] De Concert	15:09
4.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Les Sabéennes: Berceuse De L’opéra La Reine De Saba De Gounod	05:53
5.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Valse De L’opéra Faust De Gounod	11:01
6.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Valse D’adèle Pour Piano À La Main Gauche Seule Par Le Comte Géza Zichy	03:54
7.	Miscellaneous Piano Transcriptions: Réminiscences De Don Juan De Mozart	18:44
CD17 Works for Cello and Piano
1.	Malédiction For Piano & String Orchestra	15:40
2.	Grande Fantaisie Symphonique On Themes From Berlioz’s ‘Lelio’: Lento	12:19
3.	Grande Fantaisie Symphonique On Themes From Berlioz’s ‘Lelio’: Allegro Vivace	07:56
4.	Grande Fantaisie Symphonique On Themes From Berlioz’s ‘Lelio’: Andantino, Senza Interruzione – Vivace Animato	03:47
5.	De Profundis, Psaume Instrumentale For Piano & Orchestra: Andante	22:00
6.	De Profundis, Psaume Instrumentale For Piano & Orchestra: Allegro Moderato	04:57
7.	De Profundis, Psaume Instrumentale For Piano & Orchestra: Tempo Primo – Allegro – Allegro Marziale	06:41
CD18 Works for Cello and Piano
1.	Piano Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat: Allegro –	05:01
2.	Piano Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat: Quasi Adagio –	04:30
3.	Piano Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat: Allegretto Vivace –	02:22
4.	Piano Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat: Allegro Animato –	01:40
5.	Piano Concerto No. 1 In E-Flat: Allegro Marziale Animato	04:02
6.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Adagio Sostenuto Assai –	05:08
7.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Allegro Agitato Assai –	01:54
8.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Allegro Moderato –	04:55
9.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Allegro Deciso Sempre Allegro –	02:46
10.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Marziale, Un Poco Meno Allegro –	03:52
11.	Piano Concerto No. 2 In A: Allegro Animato	01:42
12.	Totentanz, Paraphrase On ‘Dies Irae’	14:37
13.	Piano Concerto No.3 In E–Flat, Op. Posth.	14:39
CD19 Works for Cello and Piano
1.	Fantasia On A Theme From Beethoven’s ‘Ruins Of Athens’	10:47
2.	Polonaise Brillante, After Carl Maria Von Weber	09:31
3.	Concerto Pathétique In E Minor	16:19
4.	Fantasy On Hungarian Folk Tunes	14:43
5.	Wanderer-Fantasie, For Piano & Orchestra, After Schubert’s Op. 15 In C: I. Allegro Con Fuoco, Ma Non Troppo	06:07
6.	Wanderer-Fantasie, For Piano & Orchestra, After Schubert’s Op. 15 In C: Ii. Adagio	06:43
7.	Wanderer-Fantasie, For Piano & Orchestra, After Schubert’s Op. 15 In C: Iii. Presto	04:31
8.	Wanderer-Fantasie, For Piano & Orchestra, After Schubert’s Op. 15 In C: Iv. Allegro	03:41
CD20 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Sonata ‘Après Une Lecture De Dante’	16:27
2.	Mephisto Waltz No.1	11:09
3.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Prelude	00:45
4.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Paysage	04:47
5.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Feux Follets	03:32
6.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Vision	04:06
7.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Appassionata In F Minor	03:56
8.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Harmonies Du Soir	09:39
9.	Études D’exécution Transcendante (Selection): Chasse Neige	04:40
10.	Rhapsodie Espagnole	12:54
CD21 Historical and Live Recordings
CD22 Historical and Live Recordings
CD23 Historical and Live Recordings
CD24 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Opera Transcriptions: Lucia Di Lammermoor: Sextet (Donizetti)	05:27
2.	Paganini Études: La Campanella In G-Sharp Minor	05:02
3.	Paganini Études: Variations In A Minor	05:14
CD25 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Tre Sonetti: No. 47	05:58
2.	Tre Sonetti: No. 104	06:02
3.	Tre Sonetti: No. 123	06:59
4.	Venezia E Napoli – Tarantella	09:17
5.	Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses: Invocation	07:10
6.	Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses: Bénédiction De Dieu Dans La Solitude	15:38
7.	Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses: Pensées Des Morts	11:17
8.	Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses: Funérailles	10:55
9.	Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses: Cantique D’amour	06:21
CD26 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Waldesrauschen, S 145, No. 1	04:06
2.	La Leggierezza – Étude De Concert No. 2, S 144	04:37
3.	Liebestraum, S 541, No. 3 In A-Flat	04:22
4.	Hungarian Rhapsody, S 244, No. 12 In C-Sharp Minor	09:37
5.	Transcendental Study, S 139, No. 10 ‘Appassionata’	04:56
6.	Piano Sonata In B Minor	29:56
7.	Variations On Bach’s ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’	16:39
CD27 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Piano Sonata In B Minor (Recording 1949)	29:08
2.	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 ‘Rákoczy March’	04:20
3.	Piano Sonata In B Minor (Recording 1965)	27:30
4.	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 ‘Peszter Carnaval’	10:28
5.	Valse Oubliée No. 1	02:29
CD28 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Eglogue From ‘Années De Pèlerinage, Year 1: Switzerland’ Années De Pèlerinage, Year 2: Italy	02:45
2.	Sposalizio	08:42
3.	Il Penseroso	04:31
4.	Canzonetta Del Salvator Rosa	02:58
5.	Sonetto 123 Del Petrarca	06:45
6.	Schubert Transcriptions: Die Stadt	02:32
7.	Schubert Transcriptions: Die Junge Nonne	04:45
8.	Schubert Transcriptions: Am Meer	04:04
9.	Schubert Transcriptions: Frühlingsglaube	03:31
10.	Schubert Transcriptions: Auf Dem Wasser Zu Singen	04:14
11.	Schubert Transcriptions: Der Doppelgänger	04:12
12.	Schubert Transcriptions: Erlkönig	04:51
CD29 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Réminiscences De ‘Robert Le Diable’: Valse Infernale (Meyerbeer)	10:02
2.	Gnomenreigen	02:49
3.	Mephisto Polka	03:59
4.	Mephisto Waltz No. 1	10:39
5.	Réminiscences De ‘Don Juan’ (Mozart)	17:04
6.	Waltz From ‘Faust’ (Gounod)	10:10
CD30 Historical and Live Recordings
1.	Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Tannhäuser (Wagner)	17:35
2.	Paraphrases And Transcriptions: Rigoletto (Verdi)	07:27
3.	Paraphrases And Transcriptions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March & Dance Of The Fairies (Mendelssohn)	09:51
4.	Paraphrases And Transcriptions: La Muette De Portici (Auber)	07:50
5.	Grand Galop Chromatique	03:12
6.	Valse Oubliée No. 1	02:49
7.	Waldesrauschen	03:59
8.	Les Jeux D’eau À La Villa D’este	07:17
9.	Gnomenreigen	02:42
10.	Valse-Impromptu	06:50
11.	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19	09:48