Wiener Akademie · Martin Haselboeck
AP333 - 1CD - 80' - Nov 10, 2023
In this second volume of "Legends of the Saints", the Orchester Wiener Akademie, under the direction of conductor and organist Martin Haselböck, continues its recording of Liszt's mystical works. During the frequent religious periods of his life, the composer turned his attention to the lives of great martyrs and saints, who provided him with an entire body of work. These works, including two previously unreleased recordings of Jeanne d'arc au bûcher, Die heilige Caecilia and the Salve Polonia from the oratorio St Stanislaus, are performed here by the Wiener Akademie and a magnificent vocal cast (Sunhae Im, Stephanie Houtzeel and Sofia Vinnik as well as Thomas Hampson), whose timbres blend with the organ, harmonium, piano and harp to reveal the inexhaustible genius of Liszt's work.
FRANZ LISZT
1. Jeanne d’arc au bûcher* S.373/1 for soprano & orchestra
2. Jeanne d’arc au bûcher* S.293 for mezzo-soprano, piano & harmonium
3. Die heilige Cäcilia S.5 for mezzo-soprano & orchestra
4. Sancta Caecilia S.343 for mezzo-soprano & harmonium
5. Sankt Christoph S.47 for baritone, women’s chorus, piano, harmonium & harp
6. St Stanislaus S.688: Orchestral Interlude. Salve Polonia
7. St Stanislaus S.688: Orchestral Interlude II. Salve Polonia
8. Ave Maria IV S.341 for baritone & organ
9. Elegy no.1 S.130a for cello, piano, harp & harmonium
10. Psalm 137 (“An den Wassern zu Babylon”) S.17/2 for mezzo-soprano, women’s chorus, violin, piano, harp & harmonium
11. Angelus! Prière aux anges gardiens S.378/1 for harmonium
* world premiere recordings (liszt akademie edition)
