Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Donald Macleod reflects on Franz Liszt's Hungarian story - he
spent little time there and couldn't speak the language but just
how important to his music was the land of his birth?


Music Featured:


Hungarian Rhapsody No 8 in F sharp minor Die Drei Zigeuner
Symphonic Poem: From the Cradle to the Grave Fantasy on Motifs
from Beethoven's 'Ruinen von Athen' Variation on a Theme of
Diabelli Hungarian Rhapsody No 10 in E - 'Preludio' Hungarian
Rhapsody No 5 in E minor 'Heroide-elegiaque' Six Grandes Etudes
de Paganini - No 6 "La Campanella" Fantasia on Hungarian Folk
Themes Hungarian Rhapsody No 15 'Rakoczy March' Arbeiterchor
Symphonic Poem - 'Hungaria' Liebestraum No 1 'Hohe Lieb'
'Magyarok Istene' (version for organ) 2 Légendes - No 2 'St
Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots' Hungarian Coronation
Mass - II. 'Gloria' Hungarian Rhapsody No 9 in flat 'Pesther
Carnival - II. Finale presto Piano Concerto No 2 in A Hungarian
Rhapsody No 6 in D flat Hungarian Rhapsody No 4 in d minor
(orchestal arrangement) Die Legende von der Heiligen Elisabeth -
Part 2 ("Death of Elisabeth"; "Chorus of Angels") Hungarian
Portraits - "Mosonyi Grabgeleit" Cardas Macabre (arr. for
Hungarian folk instruments) Seven Sacramenta - Responsories V.
'Extreme unctio' Hungarian Rhapsody No 11 in a minor


Presented by Donald Macleod Produced by Chris Wines


For full track listings, including artist and recording details,
and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after
broadcast) head to the series page for Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0013hz8


And you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve
featured on Composer of the Week here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z