Liszt at the Opera Vol 6

Synopsis of Liszt at the Opera Vol 6

«Liszt at the Opera VI» (vol. 6) is the album by pianist Leslie Howard, released in 1999 on the Hyperion label, as a double CD.

Closes the cycle Leslie Howard devotes to Franz Liszt's operatic paraphrases and transcriptions. It brings together first versions, alternatives and rarities prepared from manuscripts, and includes the monumental transcription of the Tannhäuser overture. Highlights include the Grande fantaisie sur la tyrolienne from La fiancée and the Réminiscences des Huguenots.

Part of the series The Complete Music for Solo Piano, volume 54. Recorded in 1997 and 1998; total duration 154'06, with a majority of first recordings. Reference CDA67406/7.

For fans of Romantic piano music, operatic transcriptions and the work of Franz Liszt.