Credits:

Kirill Kondrashin, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Mark Ermler

Description:

Dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of Franz Liszts BirthMelodia presents a special program commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Hungarian master Franz Liszt, featuring solo piano works, piano concertos, and orchestral works performed by renowned Russian musicians. Alexander Slobodzianiks performances of the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 and the Piano Sonata won the 1975 Hungarian Franz Liszt Prize. (M-Plus)[Track Listing]CD-1Liszt:Mephisto Waltz No. 1 [Vladimir Ashkenazy / Recorded: 1959]Tarantella [Lazar Berman / Recorded: 1975]Etude dExcution Transcendante No. 9 in A-flat Major, Reminiscence [Vladimir Ovchinnikov / Recorded: 1985]Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor [Grep Axelroth / Recorded: 1988]Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major, Piano Sonata in A minor [Alexander Slobodzianik / Recorded: 1971]CD-2Liszt:Piano Concerto No. 1