{"product_id":"liszt-piano-works-arranged-for-organ","title":"Liszt: Piano Works, Arranged For Organ","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe organ played a relatively large part in Franz Liszt’s oeuvre, and there are dual organ and piano versions of a number of his works, but some of the pieces specifically intended for piano also translate well to the organ.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis album consists of four organ transcriptions of such piano works. It begins with a wedding (Sposalizio) and ends with a funeral procession (La lugubre gondola), both life moments often associated with church and therefore with the organ, and Liszt employs a church-bell motive in them. In the Sposalizio, as well as in the Adagio (Consolation in D flat) that follows on this programme, there is a typical 19th-century musical religiosity that was also very characteristic of Liszt. His monumental Sonata in B minor is then succeeded by La lugubre gondola, a dark epilogue once again emphasising Liszt’s musical progressiveness and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe heart of this album is the Sonata in B minor in a new transcription. Although it has already been transcribed for organ, the present transcription is specifically intended for the 18th- or 19th-century Dutch metropolitan type of organ, an outstanding example of which is the main organ at the Domkerk (St. Martin’s Cathedral), Utrecht. There is even a historical link between this particular instrument and Liszt’s organ repertoire. In the summer of 1856, Liszt’s student Alexander Winterberger (1834–1914) undertook a tour of the Netherlands, including a performance at the Utrecht Domkerk, which was positively received by the press, with Liszt, too, enthusiastic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":47472016752920,"sku":"5028421968551","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4275098-3116926.jpg?v=1777532058","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/liszt-piano-works-arranged-for-organ","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}