This album contains a new recording of the complete 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Liszt, an immense achievement of Vincenzo Maltempo, who has established himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation.
Liszt wrote his Rhapsodies at the peak of his powers as a travelling piano virtuoso. They form his homage to the country of his birth, Hungary, using (quasi) folk melodies in the Hungarian mode. Usually constructed in binary form, a slow melancholy introduction and a fast and furious folk dance finale, they are vehicles of true sentiment, deep passion and blazing virtuosity, a part of the standard concert repertoire of many pianists.
00:00:00 No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor
00:12:59 No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
00:25:34 No. 3 in B-Flat Major
00:30:46 No. 4 in E-Flat Major
00:36:05 No. 5 in E Minor, \"Heroide elegiaque\"
00:45:58 No. 6 in D-Flat Major
00:53:01 No. 7 in D Minor
00:58:34 No. 8 in F-Sharp Minor
01:05:49 No. 9 in E-Flat Major, \"Pesther Carneval\"
