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1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street
Waterloo
London
SE1 8UE
England
Tickets
Prices: £20
Book Tickets
Programme
Franz Liszt – Isoldens Liebestod (after Wagner), S.447
Franz Liszt – Am stillen Herd, S.448
Franz Liszt – Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser, S.442
~ Interval ~
Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody no.19, S.244/19
Franz Liszt – Three Concert Etudes: III, Un sospiro
Performers
Abhinath Berry – cello
Programme Note
In collaboration with the The Wagner Society, Abhinath Berry presents an all-Liszt piano recital featuring three of Liszt’s celebrated Wagner transcriptions.
In these extraordinary works, Liszt captures the scale, colour, and emotional intensity of the operatic stage - from the most intimate moments of Isolde’s Liebestod to the monumental sonorities of the Overture to Tannhäuser. These transcriptions served as a vehicle to promote Wagner’s music without the vast resources required to stage a full opera, with Liszt’s glamour and persona ensuring their success.
The programme also highlights two original works of Liszt. The final Hungarian Rhapsody is among his darkest and most harmonically sophisticated works, while Un sospiro follows the journey of a simple pentatonic contour as it shimmers, blossoms, and yearns.
