D'albert: Saint-Saëns "Danse Macabre"

[Supermassively]

This sounds like shit...

[stilldirrtylover]

This is Ritter's transcription, and let me tell you that the performance is abysmal! What's up with the tempo?!

Anyway, anyone who wants the score can post a comment on my youtube profile. I tried really hard to find this version, and it's the closest to the original Danse Macabre.

[spaguetigrier]

magnifique....

[WelteMax]

To bad that Saint-Saëns didn't play it himself for Welte.

[WelteMax]

This is a Red Welte-Mignon roll right?

I have that one playd by Eugen D'albert on my restored Welte-Mignon, Superb play!!!!

[elealva95]

Bellissimo!

:D

[AngelicaTross]

This recording appears on "Masters of the Roll" disc 13, which suggests that it is played by Saint-Saëns himself. d'Albert's rolls appears on disc 11.

[AngelicaTross]

After some research I notice that this work is not included in Saint-Saëns' rollygraphy, while d'Albert indeed did make rolls of this work for both Welte and Art-Echo.

[BenGabbay]

I agree with CroSpirit. SO far I have not found a better player than Misha.

[MathijsGiltjes1993]

But he plays a simplified version arranged by Horowitz.

I prefer this one!:)

[sooksungjung]

This is cramer version.

and It's not simplified.

[Rlaw2222]

compared to the liszt/horowitz version it basically is.

[CroSpirit]

Kinda sloppy interpretation.Didn´t liked it very much..

[ffurgy]

Awesome!! Thank you for posting this. I, too, prefer it to an orchestration.

[leonengard]

When it was recorded? what age was D'Albert a that time?

[oklywinzor]

magnificent, this my number one favorite

[suzettegm]

awesome and a favorite

[MisterAgurk]

Anyone knows whos transcription he is playing? Its much closer to the original piece than the Liszt or Horowitz one.

[oklywinzor]

this is the piano version by Saint-Saëns himself, he wrote it indeed originally for concert, but made a piano transcription cause of the face he was a flawless pianist himself. you can read in @ wikipedia

[MisterAgurk]

No, Saint-Saëns himself made only a transcription for two pianos! I belive that this is in fact the transcription of Ernest Guiraud. I'm right now trying to obtain the score to confirm this asap.

[oklywinzor]

well the begining isn't the same true, if you find his transcription, maybe you could notify me? :)

[phoenizboi]

notify us when u find the score =) thx

[leonengard]

Yes, please notify us when you the score! Thanks.

[kspm01]

Brilliant, unique performance!

[paulostroff99]

Superb! Bravo! TY.

[richardre06]

I've listened 2 version of the version of Horowitz and a part the virtuosism I prefer the original or the Liszt version!

The virtuosism is not always best musically!

[randomuserguy]

Niiiice! I had only listened to an orchestra version, but this is better!

[skating68]

Wonderful. I adore this version !

[debiaptget]

Superbe !