different versions of Liszt's B minor

[decadent]

I know of 180 or so commercially available CDs of the Liszt B minor.  currently I own 88 versions, all on origininal CD.  Anyone love this work? which is your favourite version?

[rob47]

Deszo Ranki, Sofronitsky and Argerich are my fav's for this piece, in no particular order.  But then again I s'pose I'm not mature enough to appreciate this work as I still much prefer Dante.

Rob

[paris]

But then again I s'pose I'm not mature enough to appreciate this work as I still much prefer Dante.

Dante=i adore it 

[thracozaag]

I know of 180 or so commercially available CDs of the Liszt B minor.  currently I own 88 versions, all on origininal CD.  Anyone love this work? which is your favourite version?

 Ernst Levy (live)
 Horowitz (live-1977) and the early studio
 Katsaris (live)
 Bolet (live)
 Gilels (live)

koji (STSD)

[thierry13]

You own 88 cds of only Liszt sonata!!!!!! All in CDS!!! OMGGG, you are REALLY passionate about this work. I admit its really really great, and amazing, I love it, but to buy 88 cds... Anyway I think Argerich did a good job with it?

[Daevren]

Sounds very stupid to own 88 versions of one piece.

You could have 88 CDs of different pieces.

[thracozaag]

  Friend of mine has over 200 performances of this piece.

koji (STSD)

[decadent]

Sounds very stupid to own 88 versions of one piece.

You could have 88 CDs of different pieces.

I don't think it's stupid at all, a bit silly maybe... haha, but i think it takes a lot of intellect to appreciate all the minute and extraordinary differences in all the interpretations, which I hope you will some day develop.

I have a LOT of CDs, of thousands of different pieces.  I don't lack variet at all

[decadent]

  Friend of mine has over 200 performances of this piece.

koji (STSD)

Amazing.. well, I'm almost half way... some are just too hard to get.

[decadent]

Ernst Levy (live)
 Horowitz (live-1977) and the early studio
 Katsaris (live)
 Bolet (live)
 Gilels (live)

koji (STSD)

Oh! I would love to listen to Katsaris, he has wonderful taste.  Is that released on CD? which label?

Levy's is whackoish, but I love it.  No one here likes Pogorelich's rendtion? its one of the most distinctive versions I have heard, his ideas are so unorthodox yet startlingly convincing.

I dont like Horowtiz's or Argerich's, its not quite my taste.  Pollini's is super, and the Japanese pianist Nojima's account is also very nice.

Has anyone heard Kyoko Tabe's B minor? its massive in scope.  Looking at the CD cover its amazing how such a petite and fragile looking woman could produce that sonority.

[maxy]

Katsaris is indeed hard  to find, close to impossible.  Even if you find someone that has it, chances are they will refuse to share it. 

[decadent]

Katsaris is indeed hard  to find, close to impossible.  Even if you find someone that has it, chances are they will refuse to share it. 

Yeah, I have no doubt they wouldnt sell it to me.. but sharing a mp3 of it should be possible.. although I would really love it have the original... have you heard it before?

[maxy]

It was never available commercially.  No I have not heard it.  Ask Koji about it, but from what I was told, he only heard it at a friend's place, and was blown away by it.

Sadly, even MP3s of rare Katsaris stuff are hard to get.  I have been frequently refused the privilege of hearing these.  You may ask about some live Rach 3 by Katsaris and possibly get it...

[steinwayguy]

Arrau, one of the greatest recordings I've ever heard- of anything.