Schubert: Hymne An Die Nacht
Label: Mirare Catalog: MIR043 Format: CD Brigitte Engerer (piano)Liszt: Der Doppelganger (No. 12 from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Die Stadt - Mässig Geschwindt (No. 1 from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Am Meer (No. 4 from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Aufenthalt (No. 3 from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Ständchen - Leise flehen meine Lieder (No. 7a from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Frühlingsglaube (No. 7 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558) Ständchen - Horch, horch! die Lerch (No. 9 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558) Litanei - Andante Religioso (No. 1 from Vier Geistliche Lieder, S562, after Schubert) Der Müller und der Bach (No. 2 from Müllerlieder von Franz Schubert, S565) Der Wanderer (No. 11 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558) Schubert: Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 Hungarian Melody in B minor D817 Kupelwieser-Walzer D I In November 1822 , Schubert put the final touches to the 'Wanderer' fantasy in C major, the fruit of a commission from his exact contemporary, Emmanuel Karl von Liebenberg, a pupil of Hummel and most assuredly a seasoned pianist, to judge from the formidable difficulties with which this celebrated piece is studded. Never again did Schubert attain such virtuosity on the keyboard, and it was this virtuosity, as much as the novelty of the work's intentions, that fascinated Liszt, who seized on the fantasy, which he frequently performed in concert and transcribed for piano and orchestra. Price: $19.98 |