Weissenberg - Liszt - Sonata 1955

[@AlexanderArsov]

Rare indeed. Thanks for sharing this blistering rendition, Tommy. I can't say I'm a Weissenberg fan, but he is always fascinating to listen to.

[@tommyvichev]

One of the best recording ever!

[@hyramesshiramess1035]

Phenomenal! His octave facility has rarely been equalled and may never be surpassed. AND he is capable of playing lyrical sections convincingly. Unfortunately, I never heard him in person, but -- rather like Horowitz -- I've always felt his SOUND in forte passages to be harsh and metallic. However, once I actually HEARD Horowitz live in Carnegie Hall, I realized his sound was so IMMENSE, so RICH -- and so VARIED -- no set of microphones could fully capture its grandeur. The same may have been true with Weissenberg.

[@1961juanmiguel]

Gracias por este fenomenal documento, una versión casi desconocida y que refleja la grandeza interpretativa de un Weissenberg muy joven y de increibles facultades.

[@francinecelie]

beaucoup de sobriété, de délicatesse et de passion dans cette interprétation qui captive et enlève littéralement l'auditeur. Et que l'on ne parle plus de froideur et de technique désincarnée

[@aaron8895]

Thank you so much for uploading this.

[@cally0628]

woow....that's pretty fast...It's kinda of rare to find a recording which spent less than 30 mins finish this piece...Bravo

[@twistedsymposium3744]

Nope. There are loads of them. Even Rubinstein at 78 did it. You can do it by taking the slower parts fast and the fast parts not particularly fast.

[@ヨーク公リチャードプランタジネット]

It is a spectacular performance that radiates intense colors reminiscent of late Byzantine art (especially the Palaologian Renaissance) and El Greco's paintings. It is fully comparable to Friedheim's legendary piano rolls and György Sándor's magnificent and awesome playing. Considering that Weissenberg was a young man in his twenties at the time, one cannot help but marvel at what is truly the work of a genius!

[@ムーンウォーク]

同意します!まさにワイセンベルクは天才です✨

[@ムーンウォーク]

ワイセンベルクさんが26歳位の録音だと思います。 激しく、情熱的で、驚異的な素晴らしいテクニック! ワイセンベルクの天才さを感じることが出来る。ワイセンベルクの演奏はすべて心が惹かれます。 20世紀最高の偉大なピアニストの1人で間違いない！

[@Merisi1610]

Quest'uomo è bello, è bravo, è magico - ... et lux perpetua luceat ei

[@kandutery]

it´s my favourite version with Pogorelich and Ogdon

[@gabrielruiz4113]

Insuperable.

[@r.i.p.volodya]

A shocking number of cuts edited together at the final climax...

[@geertdehoux]

For me, no one ever made a more interesting performance of this master work than the great, nearly unknown Belgian Master Bernard LEMMENS.

[@gaiusflaminius4861]

+Geert Dehoux I was unable to find Bernard Lemmens recording of him playing Liszt Sonata. Here on YT, all you can find is just 2 (two) Liszt pieces played by him. Would you mind telling me how could I listen to this recording if such exists? Appreciate much

[@cantkeepitin]

@ChesterFanningChorno Really? The old Horowitz record cannot fully demonstrate his power, and the later are not soo overwhelming. I always stick to Gilels famous Moscow life record. Zimerman is the best modern record. On Weissenberg: Good, but I miss the real contrasts, the drama. The Liszt sonata can stop my breath at each and every moment.

[@EmptyVee00000]

There is also an excellent Richter recording.

[@ChesterFanningChorno]

Sorry, but when I hear anyone perform this most magnificent composition, my thoughts turn to Mr. Horowitz.

[@pvonberg]

Exactly. But aside from Horowitz, whose Liszt sonata was the greatest, as runners-up I would name Ernst Levy and Clifford Curzon.

[@EmptyVee00000]

Argerich's is best!