Liszt: The Complete Piano Music, Leslie Howard – review

Hyperion (99 CDs)Completism gone mad? 7,255 minutes 25 seconds of Liszt – carefully described as "every known note" of his piano music, since forgotten manuscripts still turn up in sale rooms – should be enough for most tastes. Leslie Howard, distinguished pianist and Liszt obsessive of the highest order, has been recording these discs for Hyperion for more than two decades. Now colour-coded into categories such as "National Themes" or "Rare Works and New Discoveries", with five subdivisions...

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