De Russische pianist Yury Martynov is toe aan het derde deel van zijn opnames van Beethovens symfonieën, getranscribeerd door Liszt. De bekende pastorale koppelt Martynov aan wat misschien wel de minst bekende symfonie is: de eigenzinnige achtste. Deze korte symfonie klinkt in de pianobewerking ronduit sensationeel. Beide werken worden door Martynov gespeeld op een piano uit 1867 van Bluthner, een pianobouwer die door Liszt zeer bewonderd werd.
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8
transcribed for solo piano by Franz Liszt
Symphony No. 3 in E flat ‘Eroica’ from S464
Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 from S464
Yury Martynov (piano)
Transcription, for Franz Liszt, was in equal measure a means of celebrating the genius of Beethoven and of meditating on his works. It was also a way of provoking a well-nigh titanic confrontation between the resources of the pianist and his instrument and the immense potential of the orchestra. Thus the power of the interpreter’s conception, his understanding of the essence of the work, become the crucial factor in Liszt’s approach and in the adventure offered to the listener.
For the third volume of his complete set of Liszt’s transcriptions of the Beethoven symphonies, Yury Martynov has chosen a piano of 1867 made by Blüthner, whose instruments were much admired by Liszt.