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Why tone matters more than speed, why reading Goethe matters as much as practising octaves, and how a single insight can transform a performance. Italian pianist and scholar Andrea Bonatta has spent decades exploring the contradictions of Franz Liszt, from performer to man of faith, virtuoso to poet. Here, in conversation with Piano Street at Liszt Utrecht 2026, he shares his vision. Read more

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Topic: Bachanalia 2026: Liszt Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S.180 (Read 190 times)

furtwaengler

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Bachanalia 2026: Liszt Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S.180

on: March 31, 2026, 09:26:38 PM

March 27, 2026
Bachanalia is a 6 hour concert held in Nashville, TN every year in celebration of J.S. Bach's birthday.

Franz Liszt Variations on Bach, "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen. Zagen" S. 180
("Weeping, Lamentation, Worry, Despair" )
Motifs from Bach Cantata BWV 12 (also found in the Crucifixus of the B minor Mass).
https://www.emmanuelmusic.org/bach-translations/bwv-12
"Composed after the death of Liszt's daughter, Blandine, on 9 September 1862" — Grove Music Online.

Recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gS-2RUHMSdCxbrboRaIcfteeOPm17WeR/view?usp=sharing

Pictures by Peter Vagt.

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Re: Bachanalia 2026: Liszt Variationen über das Motiv von Bach, S.180

Reply #1 on: April 08, 2026, 12:27:51 AM

Rarely played material. Hearing this performance was a treat! Thanks.

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