Via Crucis & Solo Piano Works for Sony Classical, Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes unveils the often-forgotten side of the famed virtuoso Franz Liszt.

Standing at the center of each is the First Piano Concerto of Franz Liszt, with 29-year-old Boston-based pianist George Li as soloist. And flamboyance, thy name is Liszt. The composer was a showy ...