Franz Liszt recreates the legend of Mazeppa in this symphonic poem as it brings the listener along for its hero's tormented journey through the wilderness and toward redemption. MP3 recorded at ...

Liszt Kurt Masur leads the Gewandhaus Orchestra in "Cradle" from Franz Liszt's Symphonic Poem, From the Cradle to the Grave. Masur is back in a moment with the French National Orchestra.

Dynamic, romantic orchestra works by Paul Hindemith and Franz Liszt The splashy, colorful Symphonic Metamorphosis was composed for American audiences by the great Paul Hindemith after he fled Nazi ...

While all the works were performed flawlessly, the opening piece, Liszt’s “Mazeppa” Symphonic Poem, is as predictable as it is boisterous. There were certainly highlights, such as the wind ...

Franz Liszt combined sensational keyboard prowess, trailblazing creative inspiration and an insatiable love of life. Put it all together and you get a complex genius with the charismatic force of a ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Marc-André Hamelin’s recording features fantasias on Italian opera by Franz Liszt and Sigismond Thalberg, who faced off onstage in 1837. By ...

Liszt also composed a version for orchestra, which he called a “Symphonic Poem.” The other etude, “Feux Follets,” describes a ghost fire. "Wilde Jagd" concerns the mythological “wild ...

Marking the bicentenary of Liszt's birth, Louise Fryer presents a day of concerts from across the European Broadcasting Union. Music from London, Raiding, Budapest and Bayreuth. Show more Radio 3 ...

Liszt Franz Liszt coined the term "symphonic poem." He was inspired by literary poetry, specificially French poems, and he translated the art form into music. The Lanaudière Festival Orchestra ...