Francesco Piemontesi - Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse & Légende No. 2 '2018

Tracks list

Tracklist
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01. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 1. La chapelle de Guillaume
Tell (The Chapel of William Tell)
02. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 2. Au lac de Wallenstadt
(At the Lake of Wallenstadt)
03. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 3. Pastorale (Pastoral)
04. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 4. Au bord dune source
(Beside a Spring)
05. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 5. Orage (Storm)
06. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 6. Vallée dObermann
(Valley of Obermann)
07. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 7. Eglogue (Eclogue)
08. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 8. Le mal du pays
(Homesickness)
09. Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 Suisse: No. 9. Les cloches de Genève
(The Bells of Geneva)
10. 2 Légendes, S. 175: 2 Légendes, S175/R17: No. 2. St. François de
Paule marchant sur les flots

There is arguably no other piano work that displays the same abundance and
diversity of overall purpose, as well as profound expression, and that demands
such a high degree of skill from the performer than this wide-ranging piano
cycle from the high Romantic era. At the same time, it is almost shocking how
very few recordings there are (hardly any, that is to say, not to mention a
dearth of concert performances), above all by the great pianists of recent
years. The reason for this must surely be the spiritual demands on the artists
powers of imagination, required to imbue the keys of the instrument with the
bold and exciting depictions of the most diverse emotional landscapes. At this
time, Liszt had reached the pinnacle of his compositional imaginative powers
when it came to composing piano works, and as the Liszt connoisseur Alfred
Brendel once said, his music has the capacity to mercilessly reveal the
weaknesses of its interpreters, not just from the point of view of technique,
but with regard to the authenticity of expression. There can be no such talk of
weaknesses in the case of the young, yet widely and repeatedly acclaimed
Francesco Piemontesi. Orfeo is delighted to release, as his first recording, the
first volume of the cycle. The booklet notes, written in the form of a
stimulating essay by the respected pianist, musicologist and critic Piero
Rattalino, who is acknowledged among music lovers for his profound experience
and originality, can be seen as a fine compliment to the artist. The second
accolade is the twinning of the audio recording with a DVD featuring a
documentary by none other than the legendary Bruno Monsaingeon, who has produced
numerous film portraits that have made a huge contribution to music performance
history, not least several about Glenn Gould and Sviatoslav Richter.

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