Martin Jones plays Liszt

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DATE : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST
Entered in Database : 2011-04-22 05:00:00
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They all laughed in 1851 when Franz Liszt claimed that Bach’s works would “for coming centuries remain an object of admiration and astonishment.” But how were they to know? Liszt had a great admiration for the baroque master, as you can hear in this arrangement from one of Bach's Cantata themes.
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Liszt: Variations on a Theme By Bach
Martin Jones, piano
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Recorded at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio on April 5th, 2011.
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