Sviatoslav Richter plays Liszt Concerto No. 2 in A major

Part III
Franz Liszt, Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in A Major, S.125
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• richter
• liszt
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• piano

[Discerninator]

To both truecrypt and kajohada, Richter's take on the Liszt 2nd has long been regarded as the 'best'. Since my first hearing recordings of Liszt 2nd and Totentanz were of Brendel and Haitink, on Philips, coupled with the 1st, really, that's been the exemplar for me and a lot of people, I don't want to put your favorite down here, but I am constantly tired of hearing it refered to as the 'best', no way, not after hearing the Brendel, anybody with ears would have to admit that.

[truecrypt]

Sorry you are so tired to hear about Richter being the best in this concerto.

I'm afraid the majority "with ears" would not share your personal opinion.

[gigge83]

oh come on... brendel is different than richter... brendel is very good but richter is the best....

[matheuspa42]

Very beautiful, but I still think that Liszt's 1st piano concerto is way better than the 2nd one.

[sparklnkitty]

I come youtube for my kid's piano practicing. So orchestra was not my territory.....I told piano teacher that I love Richter best then she mentioned this piece is amazing.

I am here now ....WOW this is not Disneyland, it's a Real European castle.

[Cooller1993]

@truecrypt from russia with love!

[Fredianel]

THE BEST RECORD!!!!!!!!!

[1Thompsonmusic]

@dsamogray

I don't think Brendel is interested in being a big virtuoso like Richter, but I don't care because his performance of this piece is imaginative, dramatic and exciting! But Richter is amazing.

[dsamogray]

@truecrypt One criticism that I have towards Brendel's performance is an ongoing sense of technical insecurity. To his credit, I must say that his search for great tone comes through in his performance and it's clear that we're hearing an artist of the highest caliber. However, if one is to perform this work, one cannot adjust to one's own technical shortcomings, one must work towards erasing those shortcomings so that the music itself is the priority. That's my opinion.

[dsamogray]

@truecrypt my ears tell me this is the best.

[Gargantupimp]

Liszt didn't believe in alot of the preconceived forms of the time, thus he was one of the few brave soldiers who stormed the artistic front line towards untreaded grounds flowing with milk and honey, if only he knew he was doing it for 21st century lazy unartistic retards, he might of forsaken his composing life for extending his Playboy Rockstar Virtuoso Tour of Europe.

[Gargantupimp]

Hmmmm, Its sweet like the brown sugar mom used to put on the peach cobbler back in Tenesee, when I hear his playing I swaure I can still smell that Tenessee cobbler.

[piuotre]

Richter has so mutch power in his play