Liszt - Années de pèlerinage. Première année: Suisse, S. 160 [André Laplante]

[Vesivian]

Thanks a ton for this, any chances of the Années de pèlerinage 2nd Year to come out ?

[HerrMichaelKohlhaas]

Awesome upload!

[MsFloopdedoop]

No. 1 is my favourite for some reason.. :)

[kzelmer]

OMG. Even amazing pianists as Laplante cant play Orage's Presto furioso. This makes Berman's rendition more fantastic.

[KeithWhalen11]

One trillion thanks for the work that you put into this upload! Andre Laplante is relatively unknown, even in Quebec; I think Hamelin is stealing his thunder a bit in the province, even though Laplante - although a much smaller repertoire - is as good pianistically! His Mephisto Waltz is probably the best I've ever heard and his Ravel is on a different level entirely. Merci!

[kzelmer]

Orage give me chills... Even Trascendental Etudes are easier than Orage (well, Mazeppa or F.F. maybe are tougher than Orage but...)

[chl91039]

This is super!

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

lol you're crazy

I don't know that much this pianist... but, why no Berman? he's my top in these 3 set!

[musicanth]

@newFranzFerencLiszt The user FranzLisztFerentz recently posted the Berman recordings.

In any case, I don't think Laplante has received the attention he deserves. Outside of Canada, few are familiar with him, even among pianophiles. But as you can hear, apart from possessing a virtuoso technique, his phrasing and musicality is really remarkable! When it comes to Romantic repertoire, Laplante is very close to the top of my list of favourites.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@musicanth yes, I saw those videos...

anywy you're right. I'll listen to this better a day!

[OrangeSodaKing]

@musicanth I heard him play the Mozart K. 467 live a couple years ago and was in love with how amazing it was. I bought his Ravel Miroirs CD and to this day, I maintain that it is the best CD that I have. I uploaded the Une Barque sur L'Ocean and Alborada, and the Une Barque has especially received quite a stir. Everyone that listens agrees that it is objectively THE best recording of that piece ever made, even edging out Richter's legendary live performance.

[dido93]

@newFranzFerencLiszt listen to Barenboim's "Suisse". For me, it's superb....!! But it's impossible to find on YT...

[showboater6767]

Very glad I subscribed to your channel :)

Thank you!