Emil von Sauer was a pupil of Liszt (1811-1886), who made probably the most successful recordings of any of the Liszt pupils. Sauer was noted for his aristocratic approach to music-making, with lashings of charm, elegance and style backed up by phenomenal technique.
This etude is the famous no.3 from Liszt's set of Grandes Etudes de Paganini and the performance was recorded in around 1930. Sauer is recorded as having remarked that Liszt's own performance of this work as "generous" but that most modern pianists (in the early 20th century) seemed "more interested in breaking speed records" than in providing any kind of appropriate interpretation.
8 фев 2008
