Liszt - In festo transfigurationis

[iPlayPiiano]

I always think of a very old 'ready-to-die' liszt thinking about how he has lived his life and what music really meant to him when he was composing this. Very touching.

[piano9977]

It's almost breath-taking how it seems to just end. It's the kind of piece that when you are done, the audience is silent for like 10 seconds, and then give a tremendous applause!

[SpongedobShortpants]

Incredible. The first minimalist piece.

[ContraereaSerba]

What can i say...Pure genius.

[TheDecadant]

i think the uploader is wrong in his description - This would be an amazing piece to encore with - Imagine playing a full Liszt recital - or ending a piano recital with a showy piece and walking out and playing this amazing piece - Thankyou for uploading, i love listening to your posts.

[pondwatcher]

@TheDecadant I agree. Stunning in it's simplicity but depth of emotion. I would happily play this as an encore, it would give the audience something to ponder upon.

[jookerface]

Liszt is one of the greatest hungarian composer!!!! and bartók...

[TheDecadant]

@jookerface couldnt agree with you more. the Hungarians had it right.

[filebarn]

Excuse me... there's something in my eye.

[gerardbedecarter]

Thanks for uploading these pjeces!!

[hammer29106]

if chopin lived as long as liszt...

[OriginalBasaliskos]

@hammer29106 Just what I was thinking. It seems most composers start getting experimental as they get older. Rules of composition seem to mean less and less to them. Odder melodies used, odder harmonies. Even Liszt got into atonality.

[Zebeldarebel]

Those last chords were beyond surreal.

[Haeronthegreat]

Just gorgeous. Sublime is the only word.

[felix0911176727]

Listen to this piece in raining day is great.

[Diffomega]

@felix0911176727 I thumbed you up because it's raining right now...and you're right.

[hestimid]

Somebody gets embarassed with purity, austerity and lack of conventionalism.

[123eldest]

Hmm not my kind of piece

[Cardossian]

I think the idea of having a score moving along with the music is wonderful! Thank you!

[4candles]

I'm really beginning to appreciate how forward-looking Liszt's music is, especially in the late period works which are prophetic of developments that would appear years later. I can see how these pieces influenced Busoni in his later pieces too.

[KeithWhalen11]

Such a beautiful and seemingly introspective piece of music. I love playing it, in fact it might be the only thing I'll ever be able to play by Liszt!

[Hexameron]

This is one of the few pieces in what I call my "permanent repertoire" and I also enjoy playing it.

[sanctusignis]

This somehow reminds me of Philip Glass. Wonderful piece.

[aardvaark069]

and I caught that too. Very similar. Liszt was such a genius and his late stuff continually astounds.

[robbiethemann]

this brings back a different memory or feeling every time i hear it

[aewanko300]

Late works of Liszt are often under appreciated. His Prelude on Bach's Cantata are one of my favorites

[MusicaAntiqua71]

In my opinion, Mr. Philip Thomson is the greatest "living" Lisztian. His 'Religious and Poetic Harmonies' and 'Sacred Music Transcriptions' of Naxos Liszt cycle are among the best Liszt albums.

[hlobbi]

Unlike any other Liszt work I've heard. A bit diffrent style...

[ReclaimTheGlory]

It reminds me of the first movement of the moonlight sonata

[juufa72]

This is beautiful late Liszt. Sure his showy pieces have their moments, but music like this cannot be topped. It reminds me of an old man meditating on his death.

[Lukecash12]

He truly became a more genuine and intelligent composer in his older age. This uses more than exploration of key and bravura for it's effect.

[robbiethemann]

that is beautiful