At 1:46, he plays the alternative run that most pianists fail to do. I learned how to play it, but only about 1/2 the speed Liberace plays it. I love this alternative run, and I wish more pianists would dare to play it.
Do you think this song is fair towards Chopin's "Fantasie Impromptus"? I like that Liberace shows that this is actually exact copy of the melody from the "bridge" (middle part) of Chopin's piece. I can hear the meaning, and the text is touching. The Judy Garland recording on YT has scoring by Harry Carroll and Joseph McCarthy and does not refer to Chopin (but we all recognize it, don't we?) And the show-version by Alice Cooper is even more distorted. So therefore I love that Liberace playes quotes from Chopin even if I cringe when he leaves the original and they play the continuation lines by McCarthy.
Beautiful Day made a song named Electro Fantasy for a rhythm game called o2Jam. It's a techno-genre but uses classical pieces for samples and tunes. Apparently, this exact rendition is what they drew inspiration from. Right from the intro to the main piece.
