Franz Liszt (1811-86)

[Spotted Horses]

Just did a quick sample of three recordings of Années de pèlerinage I might listen to next, Korstick, Gorus and Angelich. Listening to Aux cyprès de la Villa d'Este I from each set, I must say Angelich made by far the strongest impression on me.

[Mandryka]

It's easy to forget stuff. I was very aware of Mykola Suk's Liszt around 2010, but I'd completely forgotten about him. The greatest Liszt player of his generation? Quite possibly. Just listen to this

https://open.spotify.com/album/3SNIZsgRvk5Rsd3oHnLRAA

https://mykolasuk.bandcamp.com/album/the-piano-artistry-of-mykola-suk-vol-2-tnc-1516

There's lots of concert recordings on youtube to explore later maybe.