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John Ogdon Liszt Mephisto Waltz

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Uploaded by on Jan 30, 2010

From a John Ogdon recital given at the Great Hall in Moscow 1986. Restored by RBP.

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  • @happehaha Given that this must have been a very important concert, I would think that all concerned would have made sure that his medication didn't affect his performance like it did in many others.

  • @cziffra1980 You could well be right. I wonder why it's black and white though. My main question is that I heard Ogdon play around this time and it was a complete mess technically as well as musically incoherent, whereas this LIszt is masterful in every way. It's hard to imagine they could come from the same period. But maybe he was just very variable after his illness.

  • @happehaha he doesn't look very young to me. Grey hair doesn't give any clues?

  • @meredith21846 berezovsky plays it at a similar speed (best part of this recording for me) and there is better audio. wish i could have heard this live. you should check out berezovsky's live vid :) he even puts more suspense into 5:00-5:27. its perfect IMHO

  • @pianistmusic oui,c'est bien ça,il est d'un autre monde,et le voir jouer est une chance

  • Nicolas Economou owns this piece!

  • This man is genius, and his playing reflects that. Amazing playing.

  • @espejosgigantes YOu sound like Nazi propaganda...

  • Best live performance of this devilish piece I've heard with perhaps the exception of Richter.

  • Every one labels this pianist or that pianist a great pianist and they probably are in some respects but that doesnt not make them great in every aspect of piano playing some are more suited to certain styles of music and composers than others.They even play certain composers pieces better than some of their other pieces and play some terribly.John Ogdon was a unique individual and was taken from us far too early and we missed out on so much more of his genius.

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