APRIL 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
Franz LISZT (1811–1886) Complete Piano Music, Vol. 68 Dance Transcriptions Wenting Shi, Piano
Liszt’s circle of friends and musical acquaintances was both wide and varied. In typically generous fashion he often promoted their music through transcriptions, arrangements and additions. This collection features arrangements of dance music by illustrious contemporaries such as Weber and Smetana, additions to a work by Liszt’s Weimar assistant Joachim Raff, and a scintillating solo transcription of the Tanzmomente by the influential Viennese composer/conductor Johann von Herbeck, amongst others. Key features: • Steinway Artist Wenting Shi has received numerous s her career, including in April 2023, First Prize in the Luminarts Cultural Foundation Fellowship Award in the USA, earning the distinction of Fellow Artist. • She has given solo recitals hosted at renowned global music venues, including Alice Tully Hall in New York, Salle Gaveau in Paris, the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, Hong Kong City Hall, Musikverein and ORF Radio Kulturhaus in Vienna, and the Shanghai Grand Theatre, among others.
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Tracklist
1 Valse d’Adèle pour piano à la main gauche seule par le Comte Géza Zichy. Transcription brillante à deux mains par F. Liszt, S456/R292 (1877) 2 Una stella amica. Polka mazurka di Francesco Pezzini per pianoforte da F. Liszt, S551/R232 (1875?) 3 Carl Maria von Webers Polonaise brillante für Pianoforte übertragen von F. Liszt, S455/R460 (c. 1851) 4 Einleitung und Coda, S551a mit Raffs Walzer in Des-dur, Op. 54, No. 1 (1854) 5 La célèbre Zigeuner-Polka von August Conradi, für Piano übertragen von F. Liszt, S481/R146 (1848)
6 Galop par Konstantin Boulgakov arrangé pour le Pianoforte par Liszt, S478/R143 (1843) (first version) 7 Einleitung und Schlußtakte, S571a mit Tausigs Walzer-Kaprizen nach J. Strauss: No. 3. Wahlstimmen (c. 1880–85) 8 Einleitung und Coda, S570a mit Smetanas Trois Polka de Salon, Op. 7: No. 1. Allegro comodo (1885) 9 Seconda Mazurka per pianoforte di Pier Adolfo Tirindelli variata da F. Liszt, S573a (1880) 0 – * Tanzmomente von Johann Herbeck für Pianoforte von F. Liszt, S492/R171 (1869)
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