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Liszt combined the whirlwind life of a virtuoso traveling all over Europe with a deep attachment to the Catholic faith and the Church. While his brilliant technique and fiery interpretations made him an unparalleled virtuoso, his sacred music, for which he was less well known, represented what was dearest in his own eyes. From 1856 onwards, he devoted himself more particularly to this field and set about reforming religious music in order to restore it to it's rightful place of honor, capable of meeting the demands of conveying the divine message and mystery. His musical discourse becomes sparer but is also profoundly innovative, with many individual turns of language and harmonic daring. Dominique Vellard turns his attention here to the lesser-known works of this period, such as the Septem sacramenta or Pater noster, which exude the same serenity, the same feeling of peace and light. Album Tracks 1. Liszt Tantum Ergo, S.42/2 2. Liszt Weihnachtslied (O Heilige Nacht), S.49 3. Liszt Anima Christi Sanctifica Me, S.46 4. Liszt Meine Seel' Erhebt Den Herrn!, S.51 5. Liszt Sancta Caecilia (Fiat Cor Meum), S.343 6. Liszt Libera Me, S.45 7. Liszt O Haupt Voll Blut Und Wunden, S.50/Iv 8. Liszt Le Crucifix, S.342 9. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Baptisma 10. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Confirmatio 11. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Eucharistia 12. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Poenitentia 13. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Extrema Unctio 14. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Ordo 15. Liszt Septem Sacramenta, S.52 Matrimonium 16. Liszt Pater Noster III, S.41/2 17.
