Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies

Orchester Wiener Akademie;
Haselböck, Martin

CPO 777797

The six Hungarian Rhapsodies might be termed a genuine »hit parade« and were deemed worthy of orchestration by Franz Liszt. These arrangements to be assigned to the last phase of Liszt's Weimar years certainly number among his most extroverted orchestral pieces and those with the greatest public impact. Two years ago, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the composer's birth, the internationally renowned Austrian conductor Martin Haselböck began releasing his complete orchestral works in performances on original instruments of the nineteenth century. The lavish production process and the employment of original instruments creates a particularly authentic sound picture transporting the listener back to the nineteenth century and more than meeting the high standards of the these works. In conjunction with this release, the orchestra project »The Sound of Weimar« will present Franz Liszt's complete orchestral works – just as they were scored for their Weimar premieres – in seven concerts from 2011 to 2013 under the conductor Martin Haselböck in the Austrian Liszt Center in Raiding.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

CPO

27-08-2013

761203779727

MusicWeb International: 'Nominee for Recording of the Year' (2013)

MusicWeb International: 'Recording of the Month' (2013)