Lliberace is an awesome pianist, awesome. A great talent, a showman before Madonna and Elton John every existed. Do not let his flamboyant behavior lose sight of this grand technique if not executed exactly how you were taught now to do it, with arms leaping in the air, etc. But he never missed a beat. Great precision.
His best performance of his repetoire is Dream of Olwen. H alos does a good Warsaw Concerto, Rachmaninov Fantasia, Chopin fantasia and Stella by Starlight too. His best album of classics was Liberace:Concert by Candlelight. The only thing is it is a pity the sound quality available now wasn't available then but it is still good nonetheless.
The second LP I ever bought - aged 14 in 1955 - was Liberace playe Concertos for you, which contained this track and others you mention. It was on the Phillips label.
what we are seeing on this vid is liberace as he was i liked him as a pianist since my days in college. he was a superb pianist w/ an impeccable taste in music & style. he was gay but that was too personal/ too private & should never to be considered as a point against him as an artist. he was as he was. he was great (so rich, lol) Elvis, too, was so rich... sad to say... both left all their riches behind and took nothing with them to their graves : ( so do we when we die.... THINK...
Lliberace is an awesome pianist, awesome. A great talent, a showman before Madonna and Elton John every existed. Do not let his flamboyant behavior lose sight of this grand technique if not executed exactly how you were taught now to do it, with arms leaping in the air, etc. But he never missed a beat. Great precision.
BroadwayG 2 months ago
The Maestro of the Back Door Special, Liberace.............
MrCapeVerde 4 months ago
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
PureSoapCleans 6 months ago
what aplayer he was brilliant love it mythras90x
DorothyShelley 10 months ago
Very nice melody...but it would be much better if Liberace's performance on the instrument be seen, too.
musicmindedclaire62 10 months ago
Damn but he was good!
flyingtadpole 1 year ago
They do say the only thing they couldn’t sell on the Antiques Roadshow was Liberaces piano stool, dirty bastard.
SNIFFERTHESECOND 1 year ago 2
Haven't heard this for years but never forgot it,just thought let's look on youtube.
I was 7 when the film came out .There are lyrics,I remember the first 2 lines.
Olwen I hear you call to me at sunrise across a golden sea,or something like that.
Thanks for posting.
BABSINUK 1 year ago
His best performance of his repetoire is Dream of Olwen. H alos does a good Warsaw Concerto, Rachmaninov Fantasia, Chopin fantasia and Stella by Starlight too. His best album of classics was Liberace:Concert by Candlelight. The only thing is it is a pity the sound quality available now wasn't available then but it is still good nonetheless.
TheGreatRichter 1 year ago
@TheGreatRichter
The second LP I ever bought - aged 14 in 1955 - was Liberace playe Concertos for you, which contained this track and others you mention. It was on the Phillips label.
saltburner2 1 year ago
My late husband used to play this piece for me. I was so delighted when a friend directed me here. Thank you so much for posting this.
fratmom 1 year ago
what we are seeing on this vid is liberace as he was i liked him as a pianist since my days in college. he was a superb pianist w/ an impeccable taste in music & style. he was gay but that was too personal/ too private & should never to be considered as a point against him as an artist. he was as he was. he was great (so rich, lol) Elvis, too, was so rich... sad to say... both left all their riches behind and took nothing with them to their graves : ( so do we when we die.... THINK...
happymanfeelssogood 1 year ago
what a great piece of music
thankyou for posting it
bobbydavies1952 2 years ago
i first heard this piece on a his master's voice 1940s grammophone, and it remained a favourite, hadn't heard it for many years, thanks for posting
tbourke325 2 years ago
It's so nice to come across something you haven't heard for a long time and was practically forgotten. I have done that with a lot of things on here.
I'm glad you enjoyed.
Merry Christmas.
conniff44 2 years ago
After a long waiting for this music be heard again, now it is here........I found it!!....Thanks so much for having this great music shared.
nancyfloressantos 2 years ago
just sublime
sirburtonleigh1 2 years ago
Not a big fan of Liberace, but he does this exceptionally well, and its just so beautiful!
thiaanthony 2 years ago
This was the theme music to WGN radio's show The Magic of Music, in Chicago in the 1950s. I love this piece!
MrKenKrone 2 years ago
Excellent. Very well done. Thank you for sharing.
werksdesign 2 years ago
Well done and an excellent collection of photos.
Thanks for sharing.
MillionDollarVirg 2 years ago
wonderful
greatliberace 2 years ago
You have done it again Conniff44. This is a wonderful piece.
Andy1981s 2 years ago