Liszt Recordings, The

Product Description

Zimerman made two Liszt discs for Deutsche Grammophon in 1987 and 1990 respectively, one of the two Piano Concertos and Totentanz, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, the other of solo piano music, comprising Liszt's masterwork, the B minor Sonata,and a selection of late piano works - spooky, often unnerving pieces. The CDs are generally regarded as benchmark recordings, and have been in the top-price catalogue for over 20 years. On the Concertos disc, The Penguin Guide wrote: "It has poise and classicism and, as one listens, one feels that this music could not be played in any other way", with Boston and Ozawa offer "excellent support". Krystian Zimerman, as ever, plays a "superb" instrument (Gramophone) - prepared personally by the artist.