More of the music of Franz Liszt (1811-1880)
More Classical and Orchestral Music
Sonic Grade: F
More vinyl dreck from Speakers Corner and a Hall of Shame pressing if ever there was one.
Pure mud. What piano ever sounded like this?
Wikipedia’s Entry
The Piano Sonata in B minor (German: Klaviersonate h-Moll), S.178, is a musical composition for solo piano by Franz Liszt, published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann. It is often considered Liszt’s greatest composition for solo piano. The piece has been often analyzed, particularly regarding issues of form.
It took a long time for the Sonata to become commonplace in concert repertoire both because of its technical difficulty and negative initial reception because of its status as “new” music. However by the early stages of the twentieth century, the piece had become established as a pinnacle of Liszt’s repertoire and has been a popularly performed and extensively analyzed piece ever since.
TRACK LISTING
Side One
Piano Sonata in B Minor
Side Two
Liebestraum in A Flat No. 3
Valse Oubliee No. 1
Gnomenreigen
Berceuse