The Best Of Liszt

Franz Liszt (Composer), Misha Dichter (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Misha Dichter
• Composer: Franz Liszt
• Audio CD (February 13, 1996)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041D2
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,448 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best of Dichter plays the best of Liszt., November 23, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best Of Liszt (Audio CD)

There is no better Liszt recording on the market at any price. The depth of understanding, brilliance of execution, and mind-boggling technical prowess make this recording a joy for novices and aficionados alike.

Enjoy!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital; impeccable; a treasure trove, October 17, 2002

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E. F. Isaacs (in Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best Of Liszt (Audio CD)

I've lived with this CD, and similar Liszt CD's by artists of equal fame, for at least two years. My admiration -- my gratitude -- for this one rises with each listening. I believe that Liszt would be very grateful for these performances, could he hear them. It is difficult to imagine a pianist serving a composer more thoroughly than Dichter does here. There is no careless note, yet no faltering in momentum or vitality. Dichter has mastered the music, yet remains its servant. His performances of the few meditative pieces on this CD are as impeccable as his work on the many bravura ones; deeply felt, and tastefully expressed. This seems a treasure house to me; its length is 145 minutes. The engineers have depressed or compressed the dynamic range, I think; there is not enough difference between piano and forte for my taste... I am perhaps equally fond of Philips' 2-disc edition of Liszt's Annees de Pelerinage I-III, performed by Brendel and Kocsis, 289-462-312-2. Philips' 2-disc edition of Lizts's etudes, with Arrau and Magaloff, is of less interest to me at this time; I suppose this is my reaction to the compositions themselves.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Liszt presented in all his magnificence, January 3, 2005

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Nick Herman (Claremont, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best Of Liszt (Audio CD)

There are a ton of great, well-known pieces on this 2-CD set, and it's a fantastic deal! Very beautiful in all respects except that, I agree with the reviewer below--the DB range of playing is not as wide or dynamic as it should be. It would be better if it was a bit HARDER and more powerful!--this is essential for the passion and intensity that Liszt created. Also, Mephisto Waltz seems to have been shortened. But all in all, good collection at a good price.