{"product_id":"1858827","title":"Kenneth Hamilton - The Road Less Travelled [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrima Facie presents Salon and Stage, the second volume of Kenneth Hamilton's internationally acclaimed Liszt series. In contrast to the first album, Death and Transfiguration, this recording offers a life-enhancing selection of virtuoso transcriptions from song and opera. But it happily shares with its predecessor Hamilton's passion for these pieces. He has sought out Liszt's oft-ignored recommendations on their interpretation and studied the reminiscences and recordings of his students. He has, in effect, tried to think like a Liszt pupil, and to immerse himself in a performance tradition that goes well beyond the printed text.\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHis rendition of Schubert's haunting 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', for example, includes a captivating cadenza composed by the elderly Liszt forty years after first arranging the song. His Soiree de Vienne no.6 features piquant revisions written for Sophie Menter, Liszt's favourite female student; while his touchingly unsentimental performance of the famous third Liebestraum adopts authentic variants passed down by Frederick Lamond, one of Liszt's very last pupils, and is played with an attentive ear to the composer's own advice on interpretation.\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eHamilton's approach has met with truly rewarding critical resonance. For Andrew Clements (The Guardian) Volume 1 was 'liberating and totally refreshing'. Jeremy Nicholas (Gramophone) wrote, 'I cannot recommend this release too highly'. Guido Krawinkel (Klassik Heute) commented, 'without too much overloaded ballast, the music, immaculately realized, takes centre stage', while David McDade (Music Web International) concluded, 'Just as I was beginning to despair of ever hearing Liszt that really set the heart racing, along comes Kenneth Hamilton'. The release was among the Gramophone Best Classical Albums of 2022, a BBC Radio 3 Record Review Recording of the Week, and a Music Web International Recommended Recording.\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eDescribed by the Moscow Kommersant as 'an outstanding virtuoso - one of the finest players of his generation', by Tom Service in The Guardian as 'pianist, author, lecturer and all-round virtuoso', and by Stefan Pieper in Klassik Heute as a 'pianist, scholar, radical thinker and philosopher', Kenneth Hamilton is well known as a recitalist and recording artist of emotional depth and striking originality. His CDs have attracted both critical acclaim and a large number of listeners worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eALSO AVAILABLE:\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003ePFCD167 Kenneth Hamilton play Liszt, Vol. 1: Death and Transfiguration\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e No.1 of The Guardian Top 10 Classical Recordings of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Arts Fuse 'Best Album of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hamilton is an unusual virtuoso offering penetrating insights into Liszt's music not just with his playing but also with his scholarship. You emerge from the notes as well as the music with your appreciation of Liszt's extraordinary musicianship significantly enhanced.' Andrew McGregor, BBC Radio 3 Record Review\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 'Pianistic flair and technical brilliance are the hallmarks of this winning record\\x85Hamilton's ability to combine pianistic flair and technical brilliance with an acute understanding of how this music came into existence makes these performances very special indeed. 5 STARS' Andrew Clements, The Guardian\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'My reaction to Hamilton's superb playing is an appreciation of the hugely diverse emotional effect of these pieces, and a sense of the numinous which should always be present in Liszt's music. One must not overlook the sheer technical wizardry: Kenneth Hamilton fully satisfies my expectations.'  John France, Music Web International\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kenneth Hamilton is a specialist in Liszt's music, and it is good to see not only that he has embarked on a major series of Liszt recordings, but that this one, the second in the series, landed on Classical best seller lists\\x85Liszt lovers will have a feast here.'  James Manheim, AllMusic\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'A glorious triumph\\x85a wonderful voyage of discovery, with a splendid tour guide.' Ralph P. Locke, Arts Fuse\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Classical Highlight' for August on AllMusic\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The first volume of Kenneth Hamilton's Liszt was very well received, and on the strength of this second double CD one can hear why. He knows when to storm and when to reflect, and there is impressive playing of the utmost delicacy\\x85This is a cracking disc in great sound, a marvellous blend of the familiar and unfamiliar.' Rob Challinor, Music Web International, RECOMMENDED RECORDING\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'an engrossing listen\\x85Hamilton once more emerges as a born Lisztian in his unforced virtuosity\\x85This is as well conceived and ear-opening a collection as its predecessor, and is as warmly recommended. Vol 3 is keenly awaited.' Richard Whitehouse, Gramophone\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have not heard such an outstanding Liszt recital for a very long time. Kenneth Hamilton unquestionably plays on the level of the greatest virtuosos\\x85This recording is not just unreservedly recommended to all friends of the piano and of Romanticism, but should be taken to heart.' Thomas Baack, Klassik Heute\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eArtistic Quality 10\/10; Sound Quality 10\/10; Overall Impression 10\/10\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eA Klassik Heute Recommended Recording\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'For anyone who has encountered the first volume in what I hope is a long, long series of recordings, the words 'Kenneth Hamilton plays Liszt Volume 2' will be sufficient to have them reaching for their wallet\\x85Hamilton has pulled off a considerable coup in finding a new and invigorating way to present this trickiest of corners of Liszt's output in a way that can help the modern listener to grasp why this music was such a big deal at the time. But more than that, this is a set that allows Liszt to woo, wow and seduce us all over again.' David McDade, Music Web International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Wagner\/Franz Liszt: Overture to Tannhauser (S442)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Tchaikovsky\/Liszt: Polonaise from Eugene Onegin (S429)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWagner\/Liszt: 'Song to the Evening Star' from Tannhauser (S444)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHans von Bulow\/Liszt: Dante's Sonnet (S479)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz Schubert\/Liszt: Soiree de Vienne no. 6 (revised version: S427\/6ii\/6b)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiuseppe Verdi\/Liszt: Rigoletto Paraphrase (S434)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchubert\/Liszt: 'Leise flehen meine Lieder' (with late cadenza: S560\/7a)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiacomo Meyerbeer\/Liszt: 'Illustration' No. 1 from L'Africaine (S415\/1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWagner\/Liszt: 'Am stillen Herd' from Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (S448)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerdi\/Liszt: Aida Paraphrase (S436)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEduard Lassen\/Liszt: 'Ich weil' in tiefer Einsamkeit' (S494\/2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiszt: Liebestraum no. 1, 'Hohe Liebe' (S541\/1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLassen\/Liszt: 'Lose, Himmel, meine Seele' (S495)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiszt: Liebestraum no. 2, 'Seliger Tod' (S541\/2)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFelix Mendelssohn\/Liszt: 'Auf Flugeln des Gesanges' (S547\/1)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiszt: Liebestraum no. 3, 'O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst' (S541\/3)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWagner\/Liszt: 'Spinning Song' from Der fliegende Hollander (S440)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVerdi\/Liszt: Ernani Paraphrase (S432)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Gounod\/Liszt: Hymn to St Cecilia (S491)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Schumann\/Liszt: 'Geheimes Flustern hier und dort' (S569\/10)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGounod\/Liszt: Waltz from Faust (S407)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54422447718785,"sku":"1858827","price":17.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/7141148048929.jpg?v=1750680998","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/1858827","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}