Liszt — Opera Transcriptions Volume 1

Catalog: CACD 9133-2 • Status: Identified

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This disc includes material by at least four different pianists. Il Lombardi — Salve Maria de Jérusalem and Réminiscences de Simon Boccanegra are taken from Alberto Reyes’s Connoisseur Society album. Aida — Danza sacra e duetto finale, Rigoletto — Paraphrase de Concert, and Il Trovatore — Miserere come from Boris Bloch’s Accord recital. Ernani — Paraphrase de Concert matches Herbert du Plessis on Pavane ADW 7275, while Don Carlos — Coro di festa e Marcia funebre is played by Giovanni Bellucci. The concluding Valse de l’opéra Faust is by Jean-Yves Thibaudet. The tracks by Reyes, du Plessis, and Thibaudet have been slowed down.

Thanks to Norihiko Nagata for assistance with source verification.

Sources

• Alberto Reyes — Connoisseur Society 4187 (Il Lombardi — Salve Maria de Jérusalem; Réminiscences de Simon Boccanegra)
• Herbert du Plessis — Pavane ADW 7275 (Ernani — Paraphrase de Concert)
• Giovanni Bellucci — Assai 222172 (Don Carlos — Coro di festa e Marcia funebre)
• Boris Bloch — Accord 201 722 (Aida — Danza sacra e duetto finale; Rigoletto — Paraphrase de Concert; Il Trovatore — Miserere)
• Jean-Yves Thibaudet — Denon 7332 (Valse de l’opéra Faust)

Track Evidence