The concept of thinking melodies or singing thoughts is pertinent to the examination of liszts affinity with the literary world of contemporary paris as a successful virtuoso. Just as the 2010 celebration of the bicentennial of frederic chopins birth inspired a large number of releases devoted to his piano music, 2011 marked the 200th anniversary of franz liszt s birth, and similarly yields a bumper crop of recordings. Harmonies du soir is a similar tribute that significantly adds to the pianists comparatively small number of digital recordings for decca. Listen to audio excerpts and browse the nelson freire discography on decca. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses poetic and religious harmonies, s. Nelson freire s 2010 album of chopins nocturnes was a highlight of that year, so liszt. Messiaen may have made little mention of liszt, but the influence is unmistakable. Harmonies du soir by nelson freire on amazon music. This piece is composed by franz liszt and was published in 1851. Harmonies du soir, an album by franz liszt, nelson freire on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, nelma, had just performed.
It is, however, the title piece of the disc, harmonies du soir, which is the great highlight, and it is worth buying the disc just to have freire s masterful version of this beautiful piece. Liszt macabre hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. In a smart and beautifully recorded recital the brazilian pianist browses liszts career and highlights. Nelson freires 2010 album of chopins nocturnes was a highlight of that year, so liszt. Piano concertos dresden philharmonic orchestra, nelson freire, michel plasson on allmusic 2008. My only niggle is the rather too slow tempo for the allegro. Jan 01, 2011 this eclectic collection of liszt displays both sides of freires musicality. Nelson freire s qualities have been admirably summarised by ivan davis, the brilliant american virtuoso. Sgfybw9uawvzihbvw6l0axf1zxmgzxqgcmvsawdpzxvzzxmgsswguy4xntqgkexpc3p0lcbgcmfueik. The listeners who rightly complained that, in volume 4 of this series, the opening phrases of harmonies du soir utilised a harmonic alteration stemming from an edition made by one of liszts later students rather than the 1851 text may be pacified to note that the 1837 harmony is exactly as liszt gives it. Harmonies du soir, as its title declares, is a study in impressionism and many of its massive chord sequences are a prophecy of things to come. My piano hero and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Composed for soprano or tenor voice and piano, 1844 1st version, s. And though it is usually played like an etude, it is emphatically not an etude in the classic sense of the term.
Harmonies du soir classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Liszt au bord dune source sheet music for piano download. In murmuring coolness the play of young nature begins. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Shop and buy harmonies poetiques et religieuses sheet music. Nelson freire is at the pinnacle of his form for this thoughtfully programmed, beautifully engineered allliszt recital, from the unusually swift yet perpetually singing opening salvo waldesrauschen to the impassioned and imaginatively pedaled harmonies du soir that concludes. With his new cd appropriately titled harmonies du soir nelson freire brings a magnificent homage to franz liszt s bicentenary.
Nelson freires qualities have been admirably summarised by ivan davis, the brilliant american virtuoso. Ive again used the acoustic grand piano ydp yamaha disklavier pro. Ive heard the harmonies many times and its never made nearly the impression as it does here in freires presentation. Nelson freire liszt harmonies du soir klara blijf verwonderd. This page lists all recordings of valse oubliee no. Nelson freire is at the pinnacle of his form for this thoughtfully programmed, beautifully engineered all liszt recital, from the unusually swift yet perpetually singing opening salvo waldesrauschen to the impassioned and imaginatively pedaled harmonies du soir that concludes.
Jan 01, 2011 freires playing of the eponymous harmonies du soir from the transcendental etudes1852 removes the composition from the sometimes barnstorming set and presents it as a soft meditation. Liszt harmonies poetiques et religieuses, piano sheet music. His father had just died, having squandered the all the money liszt had spent five years building up since he was ten. The twelve pieces are are supposedly among the most difficult to play in the classical piano repertoire. The german literary quote attached is by schiller, and translates. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses by franz liszt 1811. For me etudes 3 paysage, 5 feux follets, 10 allegro agitato molto, 11 harmonies du soir and 12 chasseneige stand out, though the set as a whole remains one of liszts strongest works. The very personal selection includes liszt showpieces such as the harmonies du soir 12 etudes dexecution transcendante, the hungarian rhapsodies and liebestraume. Waldesrauschen sonetto 104 del petrarca valse oubliee in fis ballade nr. Freires playing of the eponymous harmonies du soir from the transcendental etudes1852 removes the composition from the sometimes barnstorming set and presents it as a soft meditation. Harmonies du soir by franz liszt 18111886 performance. Harmonies poetiques et religieuses franz liszt concerts. Find out more about our use of this data, and also our policy on profanity.
It is, however, the title piece of the disc, harmonies du soir, which is the great highlight, and it is worth buying the disc just to have freires masterful version of this beautiful piece. The liszt harmonies du soir is one of the 12 transcendental etudes. Liszt first wrote the douze etudes dexecution transcendante in 1827 under the title etude en douze exercices. This etude is a study in harmonies, broken chords played in quick succession, full octave jumps, chromatic harmonies, chord variations, interlocking hands, bravura, massive chords, especially proper pedaling, and performance as a whole. Nelson freire born october 18, 1944 is a brazilian classical pianist. The fact that liszts title harmonies du soir appeared six years before baudelaire published harmonie du soir, is of no surprise, since the concept was, as mentioned, a zeitgeist. Harmonies du soir, rousing freire to the heights of passion, completes the disc in triumphant style. When he wrote the transcendental etudes, liszt was just fifteen. Griegs lyric pieces, which are somewhat removed from any notion of virtuosity, followed by a few moments of the most dramatic of liszt s works the hungarian rhapsody no. This outstanding recording makes a muchneeded case for the collection as a whole, setting.
Revised for tenor voice and piano, 184959 2nd version, s. These recordings reveal nelson freire in 1966, aged 22, making his german radio debut at rias in berlin with a somewhat unusual repertoire. Sgfybw9uawvzihbvw6l0axf1zxmgzxqgcmvsawdpzxvzzxmgsuljlcbtlje3myaotglzenqsiezyyw56kq. Liszt harmonies du soir freire 1 cd download buy now. You can add or edit information about harmonies du soir feat. Petersburg northern sinfonietta, fabio mastrangelo on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This eclectic collection of liszt displays both sides of freire s musicality. He portrayed terrifying visions of gruesome scenes and hell itself, going far beyond the traditional usages of the piano. The audio is a recording of musescores rendition of my score using the salamander grand piano soundfont.
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