Roman Kosyakov - Franz Liszt: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 56 - Pr�ludes et Harmonies po�tiques et religieuses

Franz Liszt inherited strong religious convictions from his father, and the influence of sacred narratives can be found throughout his compositions. Drawn from the so-called Tasso Sketchbook, the Pr�ludes et Harmonies po�tiques et religieuses were composed after the end of Liszt�s relationship with Marie d�Agoult, and include the passionately turbulent Langueur? Descriptive titles characterise many of the brief Album-Leaves, while the legend of St Fran�ois de Paule marchant sur les flots depicts the saint crossing the Straits of Messina using his cloak as a sail after being refused passage by a boatman.