Jerome Lowenthal's musicianship is what is to be admired in this set of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage, released in time for the 2011 Liszt anniversary. Approaching 50 years of public performing, Lowenthal has a great maturity of interpretation, something that is often missing in recordings of Liszt, in this cycle of pieces or most of his other compositions. Most performers will bring wild energy or flamboyance to the music, and many listeners have come to expect only that. Lowenthal gives these mini-tone poems more depth by ...
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Jerome Lowenthal's musicianship is what is to be admired in this set of Liszt's Années de pèlerinage, released in time for the 2011 Liszt anniversary. Approaching 50 years of public performing, Lowenthal has a great maturity of interpretation, something that is often missing in recordings of Liszt, in this cycle of pieces or most of his other compositions. Most performers will bring wild energy or flamboyance to the music, and many listeners have come to expect only that. Lowenthal gives these mini-tone poems more depth by paying attention to the changing characters and moods in each, as well as to the shaping and voicing within phrases. Even at its most dramatic, Lowenthal is able to differentiate lines of music, bringing out the left or right hand or a melody line that might otherwise be lost in the shuffle. He also does this with a true sense of direction and musical expression. In the more thoughtful moments, the gradations of color and lightness of touch are splendid. There is a lovely softness in...
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