B Chasan on Liszt:

>There is fine choral music among his work, and his songs are likewise of
>very high quality, as demonstrated in a Shirai-Holl cd.  The arrangements
>have great gems among them- particularly the Beethoven symphonies.  And
>lately I have enjoyed a cd of Schubert lieder arrangements, mainly of the
>Schwanengesangen played by Frederic Chiu.  These are remarkable.  Some of
>them sound like a collaboration between the two composers, unlikely though
>that may sound.Some sound like an argument between the two, eventually won
>by the composer actually present in the flesh.   ...

I think some of Liszt's songs are quite close to Schubert's in style, so
the collaboration you describe isn't unlikely at all.  Liszt played a lot
of Schubert and Weber, and he also edited and arranged some of their music.

Mikael
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