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Topic: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH  (Read 1178 times)

Offline cherub_rocker1979

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Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
on: December 26, 2005, 02:47:34 AM
I think this is a great work that is a great example of thrilling Lisztian virtuosity.  What do you guys think of this piece??

Offline thalbergmad

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Re: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
Reply #1 on: December 26, 2005, 04:50:39 AM
Good on the piano, great on the organ.
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Offline quantum

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Re: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
Reply #2 on: December 26, 2005, 07:52:00 PM
Even though some of Liszt's music is not to my taste, I like this one. 
Made a Liszt. Need new Handel's for Soler panel & Alkan foil. Will Faure Stein on the way to pick up Mendels' sohn. Josquin get Wolfgangs Schu with Clara. Gone Chopin, I'll be Bach

Offline franzliszt2

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Re: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
Reply #3 on: December 26, 2005, 09:20:27 PM
I love this piece, especially the haunting middle section

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Re: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
Reply #4 on: December 27, 2005, 12:34:55 AM
Two other pieces worth a listen:

Liszt's Variations on Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen: personally, I think this is even better work, the final chorale is wonderful.

Reger's Fantasia and Fugue on BACH for Organ, transcribed for piano 2H by Stradal. Typically chromatic and mountainous climax from Reger.

Offline cherub_rocker1979

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Re: Liszt's Fantasia and Fugue on the Theme BACH
Reply #5 on: December 27, 2005, 02:34:18 AM
I also love the Transcendental Etude no. 10, Orage, Legend no. 2, and the B Minor Ballade.
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