Liszt - Beethoven Symphony No.9 op.125 II. Molto vivace (1)

Idil Biret, piano

Idil Biret played Liszt's piano transcriptions of the nine Beethoven Symphonies in 1986. The four recitals were broadcast live to Europe. This was the first known public performance of the series in its entirety. The same year, Idil Biret recorded all the nine symphonies. She later played these in concerts in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo, Milan, Frankfurt, Munich, Istanbul and other cities. The performances and recordings received worldwide critical acclaim:

Corriera Della Sera (Italy) : Biret conquers by dominating the whole
Gramophone (England) : This is a remarkable achievement
Le Nouvel Observateur (France) : A symphonic depth rarely heard until now.
Munchner Merkur (Germany) : Performance of the 5th symphony in the Herkulesaal received a thundering ovation.
New York Magazine (USA) : Biret's taste, technique and sound musical decisions are admirable.
Le Soir (Belgium) : Biret played the 5th and the 7th with spirit, great technical ease, breathtaking virtuosity and implacable energy

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[21436587abc]

please... this is a molto-vivace movement... not a death mass

[kevaughn1030]

this sounds like it eats pianists and spits them out more often than not...bravo to whoever can make it sound anywhere near good

[Valeriettaish]

Non è bella come all'orchestra,ma rimane un capolavoro anche così.

[TheBEAR144]

This is the same music as on Windows Media player, you knoiw, the first music you lisnted to when you got the new computer

[lavainya]

this music is nice..

but it has no life.

[pila406]

Its no brutal, but dry and not interesting.

[madlutist]

Wow... this is brutal. I've only heard one recording of this where the pianist managed a constant tempo and a complete range of dynamics - Konstantin Scherbakov's, again.