Bolet - Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody #12

Jorge Bolet showing complete mastery in this PBS broadcast performance from Indiana University in the '70s.

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Music

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• liszt
• hungarian
• rhapsody
• jorge
• bolet
• indiana

[adaskopitasko]

Epic Mustache :)

[lamsalgado]

I simply love Bolet

[paganviodio]

bolet had actually be known to any music lover. hence, this wasnt so. which makes me always sad. imagine, people would see a horowitz, as a piano god. i cant think of any piece which horowitz could and bolet not. i know a rachmaninov concerto 3, which is played by both of them, and to me bolet plays it better than horowitz. but many would reject that, because ppl dont understand from music, they go with the names, who has a greater name, is a greater pianist.

[paganviodio]

well there are not many pianists who can do this piece "on the stage" without any take, or cut. there are many recordings, always "studio records", none concert. bolet should be praised as one of the best technician on the piano. this cannot be done better than that. and in a concert hall, actually we witness here something like a wonder. he makes allmost no mistake, the middle part both hands very difficult. maybe a cziffra, or richter could do such a thing, bolet belongs also to this legaue.

[080adrian080]

This rhapsody is one of the best, but especially like the part from 9:16 to 9:36

[frentury]

I think differently - i'm really tired of these comments (that get many ups, don't ask me why) complaining about the other comments, especially if somebody doesn't like the recording. No, not all is down to taste - first you have to Have a taste. For example, i like this recording, but i don't mind comments where people write that they don't - the only thing i need is for them to write well-based arguments why.

But i wouldn't like it more if there were just comments of praise, that's empty.

[jewelain]

These are just one of those pieces where I just sit there and gape smh

[maestroanth]

God that melody from around 6:30 in makes me cry every time. Liszt randomly put it there just for that reason.

[Will84ABA]

9:34 watch his left hand!!!!!! what a powerfull but controlled action!

[paulostroff99]

@Will84ABA -He is perhaps the most underrated of all the twentieth century piano greats.

[paulostroff99]

@smb12321 -Very well said.The bigotry is so stupid.