Liszt: Favourite Piano Works

Franz Liszt (Composer), Jorge Bolet (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Jorge Bolet
• Composer: Franz Liszt
• Audio CD (November 14, 1995)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Decca
• ASIN: B00000427O
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,548 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #9 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Short Forms > Character Pieces
  • #35 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > By Period > Romantic (c.1820-1910)
  • #42 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Sonatas > Sonatinas

Customer Reviews

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70 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't downrate a CD because of a missing piece - please!, July 15, 2005

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Giradman - See all my reviews

This review is from: Liszt: Favourite Piano Works (Audio CD)

This is an excellent representative 2-CD bargin set of Liszt's piano works played by a recognized expert pianist in this repertoire. The other reviewers (i.e. those w/ 5* ratings) have made their points well. What continues to bother me in many of these classical CD reviews is 'downgrading' a CD by several stars, if not more in some cases, because the listener is irked at the lack of a feature that has nothing to do w/ the performance on the recording. Such is the case here - a 3* rating because one piece was mislabelled is ridiculous - rate the music & performance first, please. If there is a problem unrelated to the performance (sound quality, liner notes, etc.), then simply state that in your review. I often look at the overall rating to determine if I even want to consider a classical CD & read the reviews - knocking off a star or two because of petty complaints is not justified.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bolet is outstanding, January 22, 2005

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N. Tisa-Leonard "Caret" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Liszt: Favourite Piano Works (Audio CD)

There are many Liszt performers, and while Bolet was known to never substitute technical perfection for feeling, there is a great balance to his playing. 'Un Sospiro' is played on the slow side, every melody note can be heard perfectly, while his interpretation and rubato are heart stopping. While I don't agree with his Liebstraum (the honor of greatest playing is held for Cliburn on this piece, if you haven't heard him play it, go buy the CD, now), the lesser played works such as the Elf King transcription more than makes up for it. If you want a technically perfect, clear, sometimes very moving performance of Liszt, Bolet is for you (I prefer him infinitely over Cziffra, although I may be alone on that one). Postscript: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 is NOT No. 2, this is an error on Amazon's part, and also on the other Bolet albums, it is indeed no. 12 and not 2.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection from a gifted performer., October 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Liszt: Favourite Piano Works (Audio CD)

There's something magical in the lyricism and transparent viruosity of Bolet's playing that I don't hear in any other Lizst interpreter. His recording of the Sonata ranks with the best - and is without question my personal favorite. Now if I could only find his complete recordings of the Annees de pelerinage....