{"product_id":"leslie-howard-liszt-at-the-opera-vol-iii-2-disc-set","title":"Leslie Howard: Liszt At The Opera Vol. III 2-Disc Set","description":"Leslie Howard: Liszt At The Opera Vol. III 2-Disc MUSIC AUDIO CD classical piano \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Music \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e Audio CD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Musical Heritage Society \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2000 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e CD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eLESLIE HOWARD: LISZT AT THE OPERA VOL. III 2-DISC SET\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlbum Features\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle:\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard: Liszt At The Opera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecord Label:\u003cbr\u003eMusical Heritage Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelease Year:\u003cbr\u003e2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCat No:\u003cbr\u003e525681Z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCountry:\u003cbr\u003eUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGenre:\u003cbr\u003eClassical\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStyle:\u003cbr\u003eRomantic piano transcriptions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard is a British pianist and scholar widely recognized for his comprehensive advocacy of Franz Liszt’s piano music. He has recorded large cycles of Liszt’s works and is celebrated for detailed scholarship, formidable technique, and insightful musical interpretations. Howard’s repertoire includes both Liszt’s original pieces and the composer’s virtuosic transcriptions of operatic scenes and arias. His recordings are valued by listeners and collectors for their combination of historical awareness and expressive pianism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis two-disc set, \"Liszt at the Opera — III\", presents a program of Liszt’s operatic paraphrases, fantasies and concert paraphrases performed by Leslie Howard. The album highlights Liszt’s treatment of themes from operas by Weber, Donizetti, Verdi and Wagner, showcasing both pianistic brilliance and careful musical shaping. Howard’s performances emphasize transparency of texture, clarity of voicing and dramatic pacing appropriate to Liszt’s Romantic style. Issued by the Musical Heritage Society and released in 2000, this release documents Howard’s continued dedication to Liszt’s keyboard legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time: 75:56\/77:11. 2 CD set. Compact Disc digital audio. Catalog number: 525681Z. Originally recorded and published by Hyperion Records; this edition issued by Musical Heritage Society (2000).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\u003cbr\u003eOuverture Oberon — Clavier—Partitur, S574\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(8:36)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2\u003cbr\u003eFantasie ueber Themen aus Figaro und Don Giovanni, S697*\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(21:37)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3\u003cbr\u003eErnani — (Deuxième) Paraphrase de Concert, S432\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(8:34)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cbr\u003eMiserere du Trovatore (Il Trovatore) Paraphrase de Concert, S433\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(8:48)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eRigoletto — Paraphrase de Concert, S434\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(7:45)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003eRéminiscences de [Simon] Boccanegra, S438\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(11:02)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7\u003cbr\u003eValse de concert sur deux motifs de Lucia [di Lammermoor] et Parisina, S214\/3\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(9:08)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1\u003cbr\u003eRéminiscences de Robert le Diable\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(18:30)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2\u003cbr\u003eCavatine, S413a\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(6:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3\u003cbr\u003eValse infernale, S413\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(10:17)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cbr\u003eLes Adieux — Rêverie sur un motif de Roméo et Juliette, S409\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(11:26)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5\u003cbr\u003eSchwanengesang und Marsch aus Hunyadi László, S405\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(11:09)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6\u003cbr\u003eElsas Brautzug zum Münster (Lohengrin), S445\/2\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(8:53)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7\u003cbr\u003eAus Richard Wagners Lohengrin, S446\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(20:04)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8\u003cbr\u003eFestpiel und Brautlied\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(11:05)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9\u003cbr\u003eElsas Traum\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(5:08)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10\u003cbr\u003eLohengrins Verweis an Elsa\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(3:44)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cbr\u003ePhantasiestück über Motive aus Rienzi, S439\u003cbr\u003eLeslie Howard\u003cbr\u003e(8:47)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor CD Player\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Musical Heritage Society","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":67907737780502,"sku":"138714","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026110518561019143dd847cb70.jpg?v=1793934021","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/leslie-howard-liszt-at-the-opera-vol-iii-2-disc-set","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}