Liszt: Les Harmonies De L’Esprit: Sacred Piano Works – Ingrid Carbone

It is no secret the vocation and fascination that Franz Liszt had for ecclesiastical life and his music from a very young age. Much of his existence as well as much of his most important piano production attempts to constantly transcend matter in spirit and Ingrid Carbone’s debut album with the evocative title Les Harmonies de l’Espirit focuses precisely on this peculiar aspect of Lisztian production. , like the immense Sonata-Dante, written while still young during his trip to Italy, the Six Consolations, an intimate journey into the depths of his own spirit or the still little-known Légende dedicated to San Francesco da Paola in which Liszt shows more than ever perfectly understand the relationship between materialism and spirituality. Carbone chooses to place himself in a balance as dangerous as it is fascinating between the desire to tackle these scores with the utmost respect for the author’s wishes and the almost categorical need to give a personal interpretation to each page. From this continuous balance that reflects the artist’s original rigor and extension, a record of rare musical charm emerges that illuminate pages of powerful sound mass and graceful beauty with a new light.