Earl Wild & Paul Polivnick Play Liszt Hungarian Fantasy 1/2

A performance of the Hungarian Fantasy with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, 1989.

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[gojewla]

@djriskyp Don't try to claim affinity to this. I'm sure the music of "your people" is FAR removed from the music of 160 years ago and you know as little about it as I or the next person.

[gojewla]

Yes. It will confirm their thoughts.

[elgatosucio]

Thanks for sharing !!!

[BadNews88]

Note to richclayderman:

Yes I have, m8...

But you know the anecdote about ya always remember yer 1st time?

"Fantasy" as done by Wild, Stanger, & RPO was the VERY FIRST classical piece I heard as a kid (6 years old or so) and THAT *ONE* version STILL leaves an impression on me. I've heard at least 4 others, but THAT was & still is The Bee's Knees fer ME!

'Nuff Said!

[Daniel Martinez]

all time? really? have you listened to Totentanz? (also by liszt)

[zenoky64]

Conductor is full of himself. But he is so unmusical. Just square marching band conductor. His musical thinking is unfortunately devoid of musicality.

Mr Wild is a terrific musician and he does a superb job even under adverse conditions.

[Kevin Grice]

Does Mr. Wild prefer Baldwins?

[BadNews88]

This is my ALL-TIME favourite Classical piece. As a kid I had the original 1963 recording with Earl Wild as pianist & Russell Stanger conducting the Royal Philarmonic.

Good to see that he's not lost his chops. (Smile)

Thanx fer this, m8..

[tnmtemerity]

I think every snob who thinks Steinway is the ONLY proffesional level instrument built should see this and listen to his recordings.

[chrisjordan83]

he was accepted as a pupil of the famous teacher Selmar Janson, who had studied with Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932) and Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), both students of the great virtuoso pianist / composer FRANZ LISZT