Liszt combined the whirlwind life of a virtuoso traveling all over Europe with a deep attachment to the Catholic faith and the Church. While his brilliant technique and fiery interpretations made him an unparalleled virtuoso, his sacred music, for which he was less well known, represented what was dearest in his own eyes. From 1856 onwards, he devoted himself more particularly to this field and set about reforming religious music in order to restore it to it's rightful place of honor, capable of meeting the demands of conveying the divine message and mystery. His musical discourse becomes sparer but is also profoundly innovative, with many individual turns of language and harmonic daring. Dominique Vellard turns his attention here to the lesser-known works of this period, such as the Septem sacramenta or Pater noster, which exude the same serenity, the same feeling of peace and light.

Tracklist:

Liszt: Tantum Ergo, S.42/2
Liszt: Weihnachtslied (O Heilige Nacht), S.49
Liszt: Anima Christi Sanctifica Me, S.46
Liszt: Meine Seel' Erhebt Den Herrn!, S.51
Liszt: Sancta Caecilia (Fiat Cor Meum), S.343
Liszt: Libera Me, S.45
Liszt: O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden, S.50/Iv
Liszt: Le Crucifix, S.342
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Baptisma
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Confirmatio
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Eucharistia
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Poenitentia
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Extrema Unctio
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Ordo
Liszt: Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Matrimonium
Liszt: Pater Noster III, S.41/2 ^1.17

UPC: 5051083179805
Label: Evidence Classics
Release Date: 5.20.22
Format: CD

Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard - Liszt: Septem Sacramenta (CD)