John Ogdon - Dante sonata pt 2

John Ogdon plays Liszt's Dante sonata

[@sEQuenz23]

An amazing performance. Its not just the speed and accuracy of those fast octaves - a technical facility to match any of the legendary pianists. But also the way he makes sense of one of Liszt's more bombastic works by getting a coherence over the whole and bringing out the flow of the whole piece - those overarching lines. Ogdon's a genius!

[@enriquei.moreno6268]

Hopefully this magnificent recording will be digitally restored sometime in the future.

[@cavendish009]

Nobody plays this like Ogdon. I have heard so many versions but they pale into insignificance compared with this. Thank you so much for posting up here.

[@epicaunleashed8764]

Alexander Kamensky comes close, I think.

[@laslasman6589]

Music being made here...on this notorious macabre piece

[@jun8923]

素晴らしいえんそうありがとうございます！

[@ReturnOfTheStienway]

Instantly became my favorite recording ever.

[@meredith218461]

I hope there was a good Steinway technician to restore the battered instrument to good health afterwards. A positively volcanic performance, and what amazing octaves!

[@bbbmm1810]

wonderful performance; one of the best, in my opinion.

[@konstantinoupianist]

INcredible!

[@robert982]

@bbbmm1810 Could you recommend your favorite?

[@TheLisztfan]

fantastic stuff!

[@pianosenzanima1]

It was Cziffra, Ogdon...and the others.

[@loboris1995]

Before i only listen to Sofronisky version,this is also compareble to it ,^^

[@jamiestratton1187]

Great videos! Where did you find them?

[@園元宏子]

凄すぎる😵

[@micheldvorsky]

Great comment --- agree totally.

[@99Grigor]

What alternate universe is this guy from????????????

[@pianosenzanima1]

I know right :sigh:

[@fluorite1971]

Vitaly Pisarenko’s is best !