Barnabás Kelemen, Gergely Bogányi – Liszt: Complete Works for Violin & Piano (2000)

This is as complete a representation as humanly possible of all the music scored for violin and piano that Franz Liszt composed, arranged, or had some creative hand in. The 17 works span Liszt's entire career, from the young composer's elegant Zwei Walzer to his experimental late period (the two Elegies and the stark, foreboding La lugubre gondola). Several compositions stem from unpublished manuscripts, such as the large-scale Grand Duo Concertante on Polish Themes and a slight elaborated version of the song "Walther von der Vogelweide", with guest tenor Attils Fekete pitching in. The Benedictus and Offertorium from the Hungarian Coronation Mass become more poignant and intimate as arranged for violin and harmonium. The virtuoso Liszt dominates both instruments in his adroit retooling of the Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody.
My only caveat about these intelligent, sensitive, and stylish performances concerns violinist Barnabás Kelemen's tiny yet noticeable intonation slips, usually in sustained notes above the staff, octave passages, and slides that overreach their final destination. Otherwise, the engineering is first-class, and Leslie Howard's annotations are a model of scholarship and clarity.

Track List:

CD 1:
1. Romance oubliйe, for viola (or violin, or cello) & piano, S. 132 (LW D16) 3:22
2. Elegie I, for violin, piano & harmonium (ad lib), S. 130ter (LW D13c) 4:59
3. Elegie II, for violin (or cello) & piano, S. 131 (LW D14) 3:51
4. La Lugubre gondola (Die Trauer-Gondel), for violin & piano, S. 134bis (LW D19/1) 7:34
5. Die drei Zigeuner, for violin & piano, S. 383 (LW D8) 9:53
6. Epithalam zu Eduard Remйnyis Vermдhlungsfeier, for violin & piano, S. 129 (LW D12) 4:20
7. Benedictus & Offertorium aus der ungarischen Krцnungsmesse, for violin & piano, S. 381 (LW D10) 10:26
8. Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin" (I & II), for violin & piano, S. 128 & S. 700h (LW D4) 14:20
9. Hungarian Rhapsody, for violin & piano No. 12 in C sharp minor, S. 379a 11:30
10. Waltzes (2), for violin & piano, S. 126b (LW D1) 2:15
11. La notte, for violin & piano, S. 377a (LW D9) 10:03
12. Walther von der Vogelweide (Die Mцnch und die Nonne), for voice, violin & piano, S. 345/3a 4:25
13. Elegie: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (IVa), for violin or cello & piano, S. 382 (LW D21) 5:53
14. Benedictus & Offertorium aus der ungarischen Krцnungsmesse, for violin & piano, S. 381 (LW D10) 10:37
15. Duo (Sonata) sur des thиmes polonais, for violin & piano in C-sharp Minor, S. 127 (LW D3) 20:55


CD 2:
1. Romance oubliйe, for viola (or violin, or cello) & piano, S. 132 (LW D16) 3:22
2. Elegie I, for violin, piano & harmonium (ad lib), S. 130ter (LW D13c) 4:59
3. Elegie II, for violin (or cello) & piano, S. 131 (LW D14) 3:51
4. La Lugubre gondola (Die Trauer-Gondel), for violin & piano, S. 134bis (LW D19/1) 7:34
5. Die drei Zigeuner, for violin & piano, S. 383 (LW D8) 9:53
6. Epithalam zu Eduard Remйnyis Vermдhlungsfeier, for violin & piano, S. 129 (LW D12) 4:20
7. Benedictus & Offertorium aus der ungarischen Krцnungsmesse, for violin & piano, S. 381 (LW D10) 10:26
8. Grand Duo concertant sur la Romance de "Le Marin" (I & II), for violin & piano, S. 128 & S. 700h (LW D4) 14:20
9. Hungarian Rhapsody, for violin & piano No. 12 in C sharp minor, S. 379a 11:30
10. Waltzes (2), for violin & piano, S. 126b (LW D1) 2:15
11. La notte, for violin & piano, S. 377a (LW D9) 10:03
12. Walther von der Vogelweide (Die Mцnch und die Nonne), for voice, violin & piano, S. 345/3a 4:25
13. Elegie: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth (IVa), for violin or cello & piano, S. 382 (LW D21) 5:53
14. Benedictus & Offertorium aus der ungarischen Krцnungsmesse, for violin & piano, S. 381 (LW D10) 10:37
15. Duo (Sonata) sur des thиmes polonais, for violin & piano in C-sharp Minor, S. 127 (LW D3) 20:55


Performers:
Barnabás Kelemen, violin
Gergely Bogányi, piano