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Radio 3,09 May 2026,119 mins

Liszt's Transcendental Studies in Building a Library with Keelan Carew and Andrew McGregor

Record Review

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Andrew McGregor with the best new classical releases. c2.10pm Andrew is joined by guest reviewer, pianist Lucy Parham, to consider some of her favourite new releases. 3pm Building a Library Pianist Keelan Carew surveys recordings of Franz Liszt's Transcendental Studies and makes a top recommendation. Liszt's 'Etudes d'execution transcendante' S.139 are among the pinnacles of virtuoso piano music, and their visionary language and poetic expression make them a milestone of the romantic age. They embody the most significant traits of Liszt鈥檚 prolific 鈥淲eimar鈥 period: the quest for new aesthetics of sound; a simplification of textures; and a stronger-than-ever penchant for programmatic elements derived from literature, nature, and the visual arts. Top choice: Lazar Berman (1963) Melodiya RCID28858345 c3.50pm Record of the Week Andrew's top classical new release of the week.

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    Artist
  2. 1.
    Symphony no.108 in B flat major H.1.108 (4th mvt)
    Symphony no.108 in B flat major H.1.108 (4th mvt)
    Joseph Haydn
  3. 2.
    Piano sonata in C sharp minor Anh.11 [fragment]
    Piano sonata in C sharp minor Anh.11 [fragment]
    Alexander Scriabin
  4. 3.
    Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome (Dichterliebe Op.48)
    Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome (Dichterliebe Op.48)
    Robert Schumann