Liszt - La Lugubre Gondola No. 2

La Lugubre Gondola No. 2 S. 200 (1882)

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[normanefox]

When I was young, I was foolish enough to believe that Liszt was all razzle dazzle with little substance. Now I know that he is with great emotional substance and one of the most innovative composers of the 19th century. This piece pierces to the soul. I wish I could have it played at my funeral.

[Kalen1457]

I think this is one of the more "disturbing" pieces of liszt

[0ook]

@Brahms041 I think it's Krystian Zimerman on his Liszt album. Good piece.

[Brahms041]

Excuses moi... who's playing?

[dalecampbl9]

@normanefox i was foolish too...Liszt is the quintessential romantic piano hero

[dalecampbl9]

I have =). They're all very good. Via Crucis is an interesting work....I especially like the ending arpeggios section...it's one of those passages that is just too good and TOO short. Do you happen to be familiar with Leslie Howard's recordings of all of Liszt's solo piano works? That's what I have been using to become more cultured in Liszt. I'll have to check out Schoenberg's Op.11...I don't really know much about Schoenberg's music.

[auerod]

@dalecampbl9 Listen to his "Funeral Prelude and Funeral March" and Stations 13 and 14 of "Via Crucis" on YT. I guarantee you'll hear Schoenberg op11 in Via Crusis.  The Funeral Prelude/March is one crazy piece that could've easily been composed in the 20th century. Still my favorite late Liszt are Nuages Gris and Bagatelle without Tonality.

[dalecampbl9]

cool...hey there big Liszt fan...I love liszt too, makes me want to learn some theory so I can understand why it's a Bagatelle without Tonality, because it sounds tonal to me. I mean, when I think without tonality, I think of like Alban Berg or Schoenberg, but it Liszt's Bagatelle sounds nothing like that. I haven't heard Liszt's piano concertos or the sonata much...I listened through the sonata, didn't like it much...not nearly as much as I love his Annees or Transcendental Etudes

[123mazeppa]

Westlife is in the suggestions? o.O

[pauldotp]

@normanefox pretty much same with me. but last autumn i decided i should try to get to know liszt better, because i played starcraft with my Hungarian friend. I started with hr's, and found that it takes time to appreciate the beauty, considerably more time than for many other composers. but then this wide world of liszt's imagination draws you in. my favourite composer is ravel though, it has never happened to me to come across anything as wonderful as ravel.