Legend Of The Saints 2

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The mystical fervor of Franz Liszt!The Orchester Wiener Akademie, under the direction of conductor and organist Martin Haselböck, continues in this second volume of "Legends of the Saints" its recording of Liszt's mystical works. The composer turned, during the frequent religious periods of his life, to the lives of great martyrs and saints, which nourished an entire segment of his output.These works, including notably two Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher previously unreleased on disc, Die heilige Caecilia, or the Salve Polonia from the oratorio St Stanislaus, performed here by the Wiener Akademie and a magnificent vocal cast (Sunhae Im, Stephanie Houtzeel and Sofia Vinnik as well as Thomas Hampson), whose timbres blend with the organ, harmonium, piano, and harp, revealing the inexhaustible genius of Liszt's oeuvre.