Liszt Rarely Heard Piano Concertos

My Program: Part One:

Piano Concerto #2 (Version sans Orchestra)

Grand Fantaisie Symphonique (Based on themes from Berlioz’s Lelio)

Intermission

Part Two:

Malediction for Piano and Strings (Chamber version)

Piano Concerto in E Flat, S.125a

The case for my program: This program is a wonderful opportunity to hear Liszt’s Piano Concerto music featuring familiar pieces in a different light as well as rarely-heard ones. The unaccompanied Concerto #2 and the chamber Malediction are quite revealing in particular as you hear differing passages and a different perspective.