This is slow-burn appreciated creativity; not accessible to those of us with only mediocre talent to discover from the score alone. Huge gratitude to all involved.
There is much to love in this performance but what I admire most is the utter clarity of rhythm, something Liszt was reportedly adamant about. Particularly in the second fourth movements, the ear was never in doubt. In many other otherwise convincing performances, impetuous virtuosity runs roughshod over the finer rhythmic gestures, creating a thrilling but somewhat undifferentiated texture, and therefore a less engaging one. But here, with equal facility, this pianist achieves what Liszt strive to impart to his students: true virtuosity.
Elias Durzi No kidding. What a disappointment !! Thematically and pianistically this coda is supreme. It didn't have the panic of a memory slip, which almost makes it MORE alarming, but three viciously hard pages were omitted. Medtner needs a wider audience in the West.
