Liszt: Piano Works Arr... - Diederik Blankesteijn - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886), the celebrated pianist and romantic composer, had a strong connection the organ. He played the organ himself, and his improvisations on the instrument made a shattering impact. Like in his piano music Liszt brought organ composition to a next level.

It begins with a wedding (Sposalizio) and ends with a funeral procession (La lugubre gondola). Both moments of life are often associated with church and church organ in European culture. In both pieces - however different - Liszt features bell motifs. In both the Sposalizio and the presented Adagio, there is a typical nineteenth-century musical religiosity that was also very much Liszt's own. The monumental Sonata in b minor is followed by La lugubre gondola as a dark epilogue, further emphasizing Liszt's musical progressiveness and emotional depth.

Recorded on the famous Bätz organ of the Dom of Utrecht, the Netherlands, built between 1825 and 1831, the specifications of which are included in the booklet.

Diederik Blankesteijn (born 1996) is a concert organist, church musician and music teacher. He studied organ at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with Jacques van Oortmerssen, Matthias Havinga and Pieter van Dijk.

Label: Brilliant Classics | Origin: Holland

📌 .. Arranged For Organ (At Domkerk Utrecht Netherlands)