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Liszt: Complete Symphonic Poems for Two Pianos

Georgia & Louise Mangos (duo-pianists)

Liszt: Complete Symphonic Poems for Two Pianos
They almost convinced that this really was intended for two pianos rather than orchestra...Further listening reinforces that impression...The two Mangos interact wonderfully well with one another....

Liszt: Complete Symphonic Poems for Two Pianos

Georgia & Louise Mangos (duo-pianists)

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They almost convinced that this really was intended for two pianos rather than orchestra...Further listening reinforces that impression...The two Mangos interact wonderfully well with one another....

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All 3 volumes of our historic collection of Liszt's own two-piano versions of his 12 symphonic poems from the Weimar period (1848-61). The 3-disc boxed set comprises the first complete recording of these works, most of which had disappeared from the repertoire by the turn of the century.

"Returning Liszt's two-piano versions to the concert repertoire has been a long and thrilling journey for us," the Mangos sisters write in the program notes. "We're convinced that these landmark works are as vibrant and emotionally compelling as ever."

"I'm not sure [Liszt] conceived the piano as having any limit of coloration," Louise Mangos said in an interview with Fanfare's James Reel. Reel echoed other reviewers in commenting, "The riveting Mangoses performances make a far better case for these works than the three integral orchestral cycles I have heard."

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They almost convinced that this really was intended for two pianos rather than orchestra...Further listening reinforces that impression...The two Mangos interact wonderfully well with one another. Again, the Cedille recording is of demonstration quality.

One can only hope that Cedille has further plans for this enormously talented duo.
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