Uploaded by musicanth on Jun 3, 2011
Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S514, R181, "Mephisto Waltz No. 1" (1859--62)
This is the solo piano version of the famous first Mephisto Waltz by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886), performed here by the excellent Canadian pianist André Laplante. The work was inspired by an episode from "Faust" by Nikolaus Lenau:
"There is a wedding feast in progress in the village inn, with music, dancing, carousing. Mephistopheles and Faust pass by, and Mephistopheles induces Faust to enter and take part in the festivities. Mephistopheles snatches the fiddle from the hands of a lethargic fiddler and draws from it indescribably seductive and intoxicating strains. The amorous Faust whirls about with a full-blooded village beauty in a wild dance; they waltz in mad abandon out of the room, into the open, away into the woods. The sounds of the fiddle grow softer and softer, and the nightingale warbles his love-laden song."
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Wow. Again, this is this very impressive. I just finished listening to Mr. Laplante's interpretation of the b- sonata. Holy hands batman.
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As much as I love this piece, the ending always kind of threw me off. It's like.. It just ends so suddenly!
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BRAVO!!!
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@massimiliano123123 Già!! C'è da notare che questo brano è magnifico di suo!
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@TheWanderingNight Hahaha, ive experienced that exact thing several times with several pieces!
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I sleep with the radio on, and I was half-awake half-asleep at 5 am in the morning listening to this lovely piece. I loved it immediately but could only muster up the strength to concentrate on a bit at a time and didn't get the number of the waltz. By the time I woke up, I could only remember how wonderful it sounded, but not exactly how it sounded. 9:15 totally grabbed me, and I could tell it was this one.
4 months ago 3
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Je ne connaissais pas ce merveilleux pianiste:sensibilité technique tout y est!!
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Everything Andre Laplante does is perfection.
5 months ago 3
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wOw
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Unbelievable performance. Zero dislikes, I should hope it stays that way.
KeithWhalen11 1 month ago 6
Magnifica esecuzione! :D
massimiliano123123 9 months ago 5