Symphonic Poems, transcribed Stradal, Volume 1
LISZT, Franz

Catalogue Number: TOCC0035
EAN: 5060113440358
Release Date: 22 February 2010
Duration: 65:15

Symphonic Poem No. 12
Symphonic Poem No. 3
Symphonic Poem No. 8

August Stradal, transcriber
Risto-Matti Marin, piano

Although Liszt’s thirteen symphonic poems exist in two-piano transcriptions prepared by the composer himself, it was his Czech student August Stradal (1860–1930) who was to transcribe them for solo piano – versions which demand almost superhuman virtuosity. As Malcolm MacDonald writes in his booklet essay, Stradal’s versions ‘transform these revolutionary orchestral compositions into viable and effective piano works, faithfully preserving their masterly musical substance’

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Track Listing, MP3 Downloads & Streaming Samples

Track No.	Track Title/Details	Duration	Sample	Download Track
1	Les Préludes: Symphonic Poem No. 3  (1848) Franz Liszt, composer August Stradal, transcriber Risto-Matti Marin, piano (first recording)	17:05
2	Heroïde Funèbre: Symphonic Poem No. 8 (1850) Franz Liszt, composer August Stradal, transcriber Risto-Matti Marin, piano (first recording)	19:19
3	Die Ideale: Symphonic Poem No. 12 (1857) Franz Liszt, composer August Stradal, transcriber Risto-Matti Marin, piano (first recording)	28:51

Artists

Franz Liszt, composer
[credit: portrait by Wilhelm von Kaulbach, 1856]

August Stradal, transcriber

Risto-Matti Marin, piano