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Perhaps no musician in the 19th century was a greater promoter of the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven than Franz Liszt, who not only conducted them regularly in Weimar, but made piano transcriptions of all nine, which were published together in 1865. The keyboard version of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," was one of the most challenging for Liszt, who agonized over making a viable arrangement of the complex choral finale, the famous setting of Schiller's Ode to Joy. Yet Liszt's bravura transcription was a success, and the Ninth was made available to musicians and listeners who, in the age before recordings, were unable to hear this work any other way. For this recording, Yury Martynov has recorded Liszt's reduction on a Blüthner piano, ca. 1867, which gives a good idea of the sonorities he would have known, though for his own performances he favored a Bösendorfer, which could withstand his powerful playing. This recording shows that the Blüthner piano is a good choice, and Martynov holds nothing back in his virtuoso performance, which offers many thrilling passages. The sound of this Alpha CD is well balanced and gives a fairly close-up impression of Martynov's playing, though there is enough space between the piano and the microphone to let the resonant church acoustics have an effect.
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Yury Martynov, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Franz Liszt, Transcription
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Yury Martynov, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Franz Liszt, Transcription
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Yury Martynov, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Franz Liszt, Transcription
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Yury Martynov, Piano - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Franz Liszt, Transcription
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
Album review
Perhaps no musician in the 19th century was a greater promoter of the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven than Franz Liszt, who not only conducted them regularly in Weimar, but made piano transcriptions of all nine, which were published together in 1865. The keyboard version of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," was one of the most challenging for Liszt, who agonized over making a viable arrangement of the complex choral finale, the famous setting of Schiller's Ode to Joy. Yet Liszt's bravura transcription was a success, and the Ninth was made available to musicians and listeners who, in the age before recordings, were unable to hear this work any other way. For this recording, Yury Martynov has recorded Liszt's reduction on a Blüthner piano, ca. 1867, which gives a good idea of the sonorities he would have known, though for his own performances he favored a Bösendorfer, which could withstand his powerful playing. This recording shows that the Blüthner piano is a good choice, and Martynov holds nothing back in his virtuoso performance, which offers many thrilling passages. The sound of this Alpha CD is well balanced and gives a fairly close-up impression of Martynov's playing, though there is enough space between the piano and the microphone to let the resonant church acoustics have an effect.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 4 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:49
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Yury Martynov
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music Solo Piano
2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2015 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France
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