Liszt: Piano Concerto no.1, S.124 played by Emil von Sauer

[@brooksiefan]

Full of grandeur and perfectly balanced. It is a privilege to hear these two masters together.

[@martinbennett2228]

Short of a recording of Liszt himself playing this concerto, this must be the closest we can get.

[@TheModicaLiszt]

7:13 The C# in his edition should be an E. Frightening that he truly plays all of the various mistakes in his edition!

[@user-fu7zf4ck9z]

Great tempo, probably how liszt and von bülow used to play this as well

[@markware1955]

Of course...as good as this performance was, von Sauer was 76 years old and maybe not out for sheer speed. It's still a powerful performance and document.

[@ruramikael]

It is still short of 20 minutes, so not lacking in speed. It is simply relaxed.

[@mitcar14]

Feels like it is in slow motion. But I'm used to hearing Martha Argerich's version!

[@M.Arsenault]

I think compared with Argerich everything is slow motion!

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

You'll never feel that anything played by Sauer is in slow motion after you hear his Don Juan fantasy! :P