In 1865, Liszt published solo piano arrangements of all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies. They are definitely transcriptions that render the orchestral textures in pianistic terms as faithfully as ...

There are countless great composers in classical music.Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Debussy...Even so, there ...

The Canadian pianist’s superb account of Liszt’s Sonata in B minor trumped an effortful encounter with the Hammerklavier Devoting a recital to two of the loftiest peaks in the 19th-century piano ...

The music of the late Danish composer Carl Nielsen is of special interest for conductor Thomas Dausgaard, a fellow Dane; the conductor’s piano teacher was a student of Nielsen. Today Dausgaard leads ...

Symphonies (Beethoven), Movements: No. 9, 'Choral' (1863-64) Franz Liszt, Composer Yury Martynov, Piano With this release, Yury Martynov wraps up his traversal of Liszt’s transcriptions of all nine ...

(6) Consolations, Movements: Andante con moto Franz Liszt, Composer Sophie Pacini, Piano (6) Consolations, Movements: Un poco più mosso Franz Liszt, Composer Sophie Pacini, Piano Ouvertüre zu R.

For Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, death never took a holiday. Just consider the titles of his music: Funerals, Thoughts on Death, Dante Sonata, the "Dante" Symphony and, when the Wilmington Symphony ...

With the 200th anniversary of the birth of Franz Liszt coming up Oct. 22, now is a good time to reminisce about the great Liszt performances I've had the pleasure of hearing at WGBH. Liszt is still a ...