Franz Liszt (1811-86) The Last Years
As an ageing virtuoso who took Holy Orders, Liszt was once dubbed a 'Mephisto in a soutane'. Each day these programmes reflect a different facet of his personality. 1: The Man of the Cloth
Angelus! Priere aux anges gardiens (version for harmonium)
SANDOR MARGITTAY (Organ)
Aux cypres de la Villa d'Este (Threnodie No 1); Lesjeux d'eaux a la Villa d'Este; Sunt lacrymae rerum, en mode hongrois (Annees de pèlerinage, Book 3)
ALFRED BRENDEL (piano)
Oratorio: Christus, Part 3
(Passio et resurrectio): Stabat mater dolorosa; Hymnus paschalis; Resurrexit! SOLOISTS
KODALY GIRLS CHOIR
BUDAPEST CHOIR
HUNGARIAN STATE ORCHESTRA/
MIKLOSFORRAI records
Producer PATRICK LAMBERT