李斯特: (鍊金爐) - 死之舞&兩首鋼琴協奏曲 碧雅翠斯.貝露 鋼琴 / Beatrice Berrut / Liszt: Athanor

Athanor. A mysterious name to designate, in alchemy, the long-combustion furnace that produces the philosopher's stone. This matrix, which symbolises the quest of one who seeks to the Absolute, is a metaphor of Liszt's approach.

 

With the patience of the alchemist who pursues the perfection of the material, the virtuoso composer and pianist has long matured the genesis of his two Piano Concertos and of the Totentanz: in fact, more than 20 years separate the first sketches of their publication.

 

These three major works are each crossed by a powerfull and captivating leading theme, and driven by a logic of transformation: the Totentanz uses the theme and variations form while the concertos are unifyed by a unique theme that nourishes the whole musical flow through its metamorphoses.

Pianist Beatrice Berrut, who was already venturing on the Lisztian paths in her previous record, testifies here to the infinite invention of the composer: she performs the first Concerto with its last variants noted by Liszt himself on the copy of his pupil Hans von Bülow.

 

ranz Liszt (1811-1886) 1. Totentanz. Paraphrase sur le Dies irae pour piano et orchestre, S.126 Concerto pour piano no 1 en mi bémol majeur, S.124 2. Allegro maestoso 3. Quasi adagio 4. Allegretto vivace – Allegro animato 5. Allegro marziale animato Concerto pour piano no 2 en la majeur, S.125 6. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai – Un poco più mosso – Tempo del andante 7. Allegro moderato 8. Allegro deciso – Marziale un poco meno allegro – Un poco meno mosso 9. Allegro animato Total : 55'58