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Lisztomania (album)

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Released
  
November 1975

Length
  
32.12

Artist
  
Rick Wakeman

Movie
  
Lisztomania

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Recorded
  
1975

Label
  
A&M

Release date
  
November 1975

Producer
  
Rick Wakeman

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Studio
  
Shepperton Studios using Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio

Similar
  
Rick Wakeman albums, Progressive rock albums

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Lisztomania is a 1975 progressive rock soundtrack album by Rick Wakeman for Ken Russell's film Lisztomania, a biography of Franz Liszt.

Contents

Some tracks feature The Who's Roger Daltrey singing lead vocals. The album was later upgraded as The Real Lisztomania by Wakeman because he was dissatisfied with the original release.

When Allmusic rated the album they said "The soundtrack to Ken Russell's movie provided Wakeman with a canvas upon which to work his magic (or do his damage—it depends upon one's attitude) upon the music of Franz Liszt and, to a lesser degree, Richard Wagner. Actually, much of what is here is more substantial than the material on Journey or Myths and Legends, which can be attributed largely to the composers' contributions."

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Side one

  1. "Rienzi/Chopsticks Fantasia" (Richard Wagner/Ferenc Liszt) - 4:20
  2. "Love's Dream" (Liszt/ lyrics: Roger Daltrey) - 4:25 - vocal: Roger Daltrey
  3. "Dante Period" (Liszt) - 2:05
  4. "Orpheus Song" (Liszt/ lyrics: Jonathan Benson, Roger Daltrey) - 3:10 - vocal: Roger Daltrey
  5. "Hell" (Liszt/ translation: John Forsythe) - 1:59 - vocal: Linda Lewis

Side two

  1. "Hibernation" (Rick Wakeman) - 1:11
  2. "Excelsior Song" (Liszt/ lyrics: Wakeman, Ken Russell) - 2:32 - vocal: Paul Nicholas
  3. "Master Race" (Wagner) - 0:45
  4. "Rape, Pillage and Clap" (Wagner) - 3:09
  5. "Funerailles" (Liszt/ lyrics: Jonathan Benson) - 3:48 - vocal: Roger Daltrey
  6. "Free Song (Hungarian Rhapsody)" (Liszt) - 1:57
  7. "Peace At Last" (Liszt/ lyrics: Jonathan Benson, Daltrey) - 2:59 - vocal: Roger Daltrey

Personnel

Musicians 
  • Rick Wakeman - keyboards
  • David Wilde - piano
  • National Philharmonic Orchestra - Orchestra
  • The English Rock Ensemble - Band
    • Technical
  • Bill Curbishley, Brian Lane - executive production
  • Roland Young - art direction
  • Junie Osaki - design

    • Songs

    1Rienzi / Chopsticks Fantasia4:21
    2Love's Dream4:29
    3Dante Period2:08

    References

    Lisztomania (album) Wikipedia
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