Alfred Grünfeld (1852-1924): Wagner-Liszt - Liebestod

[gerardbedecarter]

Thanks for posting this fascinating historical recording!

[uhartchristian]

reflects the big impact wagner left with this composition.....

and this pianist was great....

[jero13595]

I AWARD THIS 4 1/2 RICHARD. This is amazingly fuild! Those arppegiated chords, micro-accelerandi, and notes ahead of the beat all contribute to a fuild, flexible, liquid-like lyrical performance. One thing that's lacking in this interpretation is the power and depth of bass notes though... which could have possibly been limited by the recording quality. Brilliant performance nontheless.

[acortot]

@jero13595 bass? who cares

[AulicExclusiva]

So much for his being a "light salon pianist"! Fascinating.

[kspm01]

Thank you for bringing us right back to 19th-century piano tradition!

[paulostroff99]

Remarkable! A performance for the ages! Bravo! TY.

[Ankhsnammon]

Times of gold were so..expressive...plein of fire...pure...

ankhsnammon

[pianoboyo]

Most pianists today take nearly twice as long with this piece. Very interesting - thanks

[juufa72]

Thank you for sharing!

[gab1279]

This is really special, to be able to go back 100 years in time and hear such a beautiful performance of one of my all-time favorite pieces, through the static I can imagine he were at my piano in the next room... Thank you so much for this!

[ondinegb]

What a joy to listen to his playing! So expressive and lyrical, just like you said. Thanks ever so much for uploading theses wonderful videos.