Liszt-Stradal - "Festklänge" Symphonic Poem - Risto-Matti Marin Piano

This solo piano arrangement of Liszt's "Festklänge" was created by August Stradal (1860-1930). He was a virtuoso pianist who arranged all of Liszt's Symphonic Poems for solo piano. He even studied with Liszt for a short time. Risto-Matti Marin (b. 1976) is a Finnish pianist who has recorded Stradal's arrangements of Liszt's Symphonic Poems.

The following is copied from Wikipedia:

"Festklänge, S. 101, is the seventh symphonic poem by Franz Liszt. Written in 1853 during Liszt's time in Weimar, it was first performed on 9 November 1854 and was published in 1857. The German title means "festive sounds", and Liszt had intended the piece to be played at his wedding to Princess Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein."

If anyone is wondering, that wedding never happened.

Sources:

Sheet Music: http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/us...

Liszt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_L...
Stradal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_...
Risto-Matti Marin: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Mari...
Festklänge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festklä...)

Personal Note: This video fulfills a viewer's request. Festklänge was on my list already, but I moved it up based on that request. I don't always respond to comments, but read most of them and "Like" many of them. Another viewer requested Hamlet and I hope to get that done at some time in June.

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