LD005
Franz Liszt
Etudes d'exécution transcendante
Twelve Transcendental Etudes
Christopher Taylor, piano

Christopher's approach to these Etudes makes it clear why
Liszt referred to them as "TRANSCENDENTAL"
1990 - First Prize - William Kapell International Piano Competition
oooooo00ne of first recipients of Irving Gilmore Young Artists' Award
1992 - Graduates from Harvard University, summa cum laude,
------- with a Degree in Mathmetics
1993 - Bronze Medal - Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
2004 - A Decade plus of Concertizing around the Globe

"In his still developing combination of intellect, adventurousness, brawn and open
feeling, he has emerged as the leading American Pianist of his generation."
Boston Globe
with a
"There was fancy, beauty, tenderness and white-hot energy in his playing....
an astonishing achievement."
New York Times

"This young man is not merely a rising star - he is a rising comet."
Sarasota Herald Tribune

Liszt understood the appeal of virousity, and it way rare for him not to impose great
demands on the pianist. In these Etudes, equal weight is given to musicality as to
technique. Within these Twelve Etudes there is such a variety of musical expression,
it can be said there is truly something for everyone's varied sensibilities. The range of
Liszt's expressions is captured by Christopher's unique ability to reveal these expressions
through his phenomenal interpretation of these astounding pieces.