Lisztomania is the first soundtrack album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman. It was released in November 1975 by A&M Records as the soundtrack for the Ken Russell's musical biographical film Lisztomania about the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. Some tracks feature The Who's Roger Daltrey singing lead vocals.
Wakeman recorded the album through 1975 during gaps between recording and live performances, and worked closely with Russell on the score. Once Russell knew exactly what music was going to be used, he gave Wakeman artistic freedom to record what he wanted.[4] Initially Wakeman considered the record "a bonus soundtrack", but after writing and recording the music for it, he was "very happy" with the results and regarded it as his "next official album".[4] An initial cut and master was produced by Wakeman which his label, A&M Records, declared unsatisfactory. This complicated matters further between Wakeman and A&M, as the two parties had disagreed over aspects of his earlier solo albums.[5] In August 1975, after the album had been recorded, Wakeman said he was pleased with the music, but had no control over what tracks were to be included on the album.[4] The situation culminated in A&M producing a cut featuring less of the music Wakeman had written and recorded without his approval which, upon hearing what the label had selected for release, annoyed him greatly.[5]
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."[7] Wakeman himself has written on his website that "this album stinks".[8]
Excerpts from the album were performed live on Wakeman's tour of North America and Brazil in late 1975.
^Wakeman, Rick. "Discography - Lisztomania". RWCC. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^"Rick Wakeman Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lisztomania album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lisztomania is the first soundtrack album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman It was released in November 1975 by A amp M Records as the soundtrack for the Ken Russell s musical biographical film Lisztomania about the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt Some tracks feature The Who s Roger Daltrey singing lead vocals LisztomaniaSoundtrack album by Rick WakemanReleasedNovember 1975Recorded1975StudioMobile studios from Island and RAK Studios 1 GenreProgressive rockLength32 12LabelA amp MProducerRick WakemanRick Wakeman chronologyThe Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 1975 Lisztomania 1975 No Earthly Connection 1976 Singles from Lisztomania Love s Dream Released January 1976 2 The album was later upgraded as The Real Lisztomania by Wakeman because he was dissatisfied with the original release Contents 1 Background 2 Release and reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesBackground editBy 1975 Wakeman had established himself as the former Yes keyboardist and a successful solo artist with three rock concept albums The Six Wives of Henry VIII 1973 Journey to the Centre of the Earth 1974 and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 1975 After Wakeman finished touring Journey to the Centre of the Earth in March 1975 he was asked to compose the score for Lisztomania a contemporary biographical film of the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt directed by Ken Russell 3 Wakeman recorded the album through 1975 during gaps between recording and live performances and worked closely with Russell on the score Once Russell knew exactly what music was going to be used he gave Wakeman artistic freedom to record what he wanted 4 Initially Wakeman considered the record a bonus soundtrack but after writing and recording the music for it he was very happy with the results and regarded it as his next official album 4 An initial cut and master was produced by Wakeman which his label A amp M Records declared unsatisfactory This complicated matters further between Wakeman and A amp M as the two parties had disagreed over aspects of his earlier solo albums 5 In August 1975 after the album had been recorded Wakeman said he was pleased with the music but had no control over what tracks were to be included on the album 4 The situation culminated in A amp M producing a cut featuring less of the music Wakeman had written and recorded without his approval which upon hearing what the label had selected for release annoyed him greatly 5 Release and reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 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 7 Wakeman himself has written on his website that this album stinks 8 Excerpts from the album were performed live on Wakeman s tour of North America and Brazil in late 1975 Track listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s LyricsLength1 Rienzi Chopsticks Fantasia Richard Wagner Franz Liszt 4 202 Love s Dream LisztRoger Daltrey4 253 Dante Period Liszt 2 054 Orpheus Song LisztJonathan Benson Daltrey3 105 Hell LisztJohn Forsythe translation 1 59 Side twoNo TitleWriter s LyricsLength1 Hibernation Rick Wakeman 1 112 Excelsior Song LisztWakeman Ken Russell2 323 Master Race Wagner 0 454 Rape Pillage and Clap Wagner 3 095 Funerailles LisztBenson3 486 Free Song Hungarian Rhapsody Liszt 1 577 Peace at Last LisztBenson Daltrey2 59Personnel editMusicians Rick Wakeman keyboards David Wilde piano Liszt music Roger Daltrey vocals on Love s Dream Orpheus Song Funerailles Peace at Last Linda Lewis vocals on Hell Paul Nicholas vocals on Excelsior Song National Philharmonic Orchestra George Michie John Forsythe The English Rock EnsembleProduction Rick Wakeman production arrangements Bill Curbishley executive production Brian Lane executive production Roland Young art direction Junie Osaki design Mixed at Island Studios and Olympic Studios LondonCharts editChart 1975 PeakpositionAustralian Albums Kent Music Report 9 85US Billboard 200 10 145References edit Rick Wakeman Lisztomania 1975 Vinyl Discogs The Great Rock Discography p 878 Welch Chris 5 April 1975 Rick Wakeman Next Stop The Gods Melody Maker Retrieved 20 September 2019 via Rock s Backpages a b c Welch Chris 16 August 1975 Rick Wakeman Liszten to Rick Melody Maker Retrieved 30 January 2022 via Rock s Backpages a b Rick Wakeman the Real Lisztomania 2002 CD Discogs Eder Bruce 2011 Lisztomania Rick Wakeman AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 20 August 2011 Lisztomania Soundtrack Album Rick Wakeman Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Wakeman Rick Discography Lisztomania RWCC Retrieved 24 May 2021 Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Rick Wakeman Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 22 April 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lisztomania album amp oldid 1157936669, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
