- Deuxième valse oubliée, S 215/2 (6:48) ; Gretchen, S 513 (19:03) ; Four pieces from 'Années de P̀ererinage, deuxièeme année: Italie', S 161 (21:35) ; Nauges gris, S 199 (2:27) / Franz Liszt
- Elegie, WWV 93 (1:23) / Richard Wagner -- Einleitung zu 'Tristan und Isolde', WWV 90 Richard Wagner ; transcribed for piano by Zoltán Kocsis (8:42)
- La lugubre gondola I, S 200/1 (4:44) / Franz Liszt
- Isoldens Liebestod aus 'Tristan und Isolde', S 447 / Richard Wagner ; transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt (6:50)
- Bagatelle sans tonalité, S 216a / Franz Liszt (2:59).
After a highly successful recordings of works by Brahms, the Schumanns, and Chopin, Imogen Cooper plunges into the world of another great romantic, Franz Liszt, and places him alongside that other giant, Richard Wagner. This is an evocative programme of original compositions and intimate transcriptions, ranging from poetic movements from the Années de Pèlerinage: Italie to dark and deeply elegiac pieces, including Liszt's La lugubre gondola I and Wagner's Elegie. It also features a transcription by Zoltán Kocsis of the intensely passionate prelude to Tristan und Isolde. The famous pianist and conductor died prematurely in November, 2016. It was his work that inspired this recording to begin with, and Imogen Cooper dedicates the album to his memory. Breathtaking music in unique interpretations: romanticism without melodrama, virtuosity without fuss.
