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phillipfawcett
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Liszt B minor Sonata
« on: Apr 21st, 2002, 9:53pm » |
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I have become captivated by this amazing work - to listen to, as yet not to play! So far my favourite recording is Bernard d'ascoli, even above Pollini, John Ogden and Alfred Brendel whose i have heard. His (d'ascoli) rich tone, rythmnic placement, gradation, grasp of structure and dramatic power seem sublime to me 
Any comments at all from performers/listeners are welcome thx
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Re: Liszt B minor
« Reply #1 on: Apr 26th, 2002, 8:56am » |
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Try Martha Argerich's 1972 (?) recording. (Deutche Grammophone, nowadays available on CD coupled with her debut recording. A must have for the pianist in my humble opinion) I think that it's absolutely brilliant, although some people tend to hate it.
Or the early Horowitz recording (1932?) is very good too. But, as always, "suffers" a bit from the Horowitz syndrome, as it were. But I absolutely adore his Liszt playing. His Mefisto Waltz (live 1979) recording is super!! Not a single right note maybe, I agree, but what feeling and excitement!!! Like Eddie van Halen! (Did you know, BTW, the van Halen brothers were both trained to be concert pianists before switching to rock 'n roll?!  )
Horowitz est tres cool!
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Re: Liszt B minor
« Reply #2 on: Apr 26th, 2002, 6:20pm » |
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I didnt know about the Van Halen bros! I can imagine the Horovitz recording, i'm sure it would suit liszt! Another i want to find is barry Douglas ..have u heard of him ..probably the top british pianist nowadays . If his pictures at an exhibition is anything to go by then his B minor should be superb. btw i wonder if u have come across Micheal Ponti over there, he's an american. I once saw a recital of his live over here and everybody was totally gobsmacked . Think of Horovitz and double it! It was frightening.
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Re: Liszt B minor Sonata
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Claudio Arrau also did a marvelous recording of the sonata. He was one of the last virtuosos of the great Romantic tradition, and imbued his playing of this sonata accordingly.
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