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.

[lordlance]

Listening to the solo piano reduction of the Totentanz and, my goodness, what a genuinely extraordinary piece... Perfectly symbolizes why I think no one writes for the piano like Liszt -

[San Antone]

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.

I would not consider him "The greatest Liszt player of his generation".  His performance of the B Minor Sonata is among the worst I've heard; sloppy and erratic.

[Brian]

Any thoughts on the original, chorus-free version of the Faust Symphony? A new recording is out on BIS this month. Is it the same as the later edition except for the final chorus?