Liszt: Legends of the Saints, Vol. 1 Orchester Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck

• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Die Glocken des Strassburger Münsters, S. 6, Preludio:
• 1 Liszt: Die Glocken des Strassburger Münsters, S. 6, Preludio: Excelsior 02:28
• 2 Liszt: Die Glocken des Strassburger Münsters, S. 6: Die Glocken 09:20
• Cantantibus organis, S. 7:
• 3 Liszt: Cantantibus organis, S. 7 05:34
• Deux légendes, S. 354:
• 4 Liszt: Deux légendes, S. 354: No. 1, Saint François de Paule marchant sur les flots 08:48
• 5 Liszt: Deux légendes, S. 354: No. 2, Saint François d'Assise, la prédication aux oiseaux 10:16
• San Francesco, S. 665:
• 6 Liszt: San Francesco, S. 665 04:56
• Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi, S. 4:
• 7 Liszt: Cantico del sol di Francesco d'Assisi, S. 4 14:44
• Hosannah, S. 677:
• 8 Liszt: Hosannah, S. 677 03:39
• Total Runtime 59:45

Info for Liszt: Legends of the Saints, Vol. 1

Liszt’s predestination for sacred music doubtless stemmed from his childhood, when he had close ties to Catholicism through his father. He went on to compose many works expressing the virtues of various saints, and to those works Martin Haselböck and the Orchester Wiener Akademie are devoting a series of recordings.

The first volume features St Cecilia, with Cantantibus organis, St Francis of Assisi, with La prédication aux oiseaux (the first of his Deux Légendes for orchestra) and the Cantico del Sol di Francesco d’Assisi, and also St Francis of Paola, with St François de Paule marchant sur les flots (Deux Légendes, no. 2) and An den heiligen Franziskus von Paula.

While bearing little resemblance to Liszt’s secular compositions, these works are equally impressive in their beauty and refinement. This recording, while providing us with a fine opportunity to witness once again the composer’s admirable skills, highlights an aspect of Liszt’s work that is all too often forgotten.

Tomasz Konieczny, bass-baritone
Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo-soprano
Chorus Ad Libitum
Chorus Viennensis
Wiener Akademie
Martin Haselböck, conductor

No biography found.

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