Liszt’s transcriptions of six of Chopin’s Polish songs (also called Six Chants Polonais) are reasonably faithful to their source, and are beautifully adapted for piano. The resulting pieces are not too well known, which is a great pity, as they combine Chopin’s melodic gifts with Liszt’s pianism at its most elegant and restrained. Occasionally No.1 (Życzenie, or A Maiden’s Wish), No.2 (Wiosna, or Spring), and No.5 (Moja pieszczotka, or My Joys) are played as encores, but the rest of the group is rarely heard.
In any case, these are performed with impeccable delicacy and freedom by Geoffrey Tozer, who always seems to be able to summon a lithe and surprisingly warm sound.
No.1: 00:00
No.2: 03:42
No.3: 06:34
No.4: 09:12
No.5: 10:51
No.6: 14:54
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