Rosenthal Carnaval de Vienna Rosenthal (Live) 1937 

Too bad Reisenauer didn't make any discs. His roll (I can't recall the correct terminology) of Liszt's 10th Hungarian Rhapsody is my favorite rendition of that piece.

And I've read that R. and Friedheim would converse in Latin.

Rosenthal's excellent Ampico roll of his Carnaval de Vienne would be very close to what Rosenthal would have sounded like, judging from the reviews of his earlier recitals and from his earliest recordings (which were still made very late in his life, unfortunately). Rosenthal also officially recorded the piece several times in different versions. This one is the only live recording we have of Rosenthal playing his own work.

@@j.vonhogen9650 Yes! Only recently I found an original copy, the first of others hopefully. Rosenthal did a fair bit of work for Ampico, and turned out some fine mementos of his art. Someone somewhere really needs to do a deep-treatment biography on him. He and Reisenauer, as I understand probably from their Liszt days, were friends both having similar autre interests such as languages, philosophy and chess. All have forgotten 'the big guy' now, big Al, most sadly. I am working on his bio, and have gathered together considerable material for the project. A quote, as recounted from authority, had him proclaiming about Paderewski thus: "He knows EVERYTHING!! . . . except music!"

Yes! ... if you can. Good luck with that. Even Bolet's wonderful recorded rendition cannot match Rachmaninoff's, which was, legend has it, recorded in one "take". Incredible.

. Neither Bolet or Rachmaninoff recorded Rosenthal’s “Carnival de Vienna.” What they did record was the Strauss-TAUSIG transcription of “One Only Lives Once.”

how rude to insult Mr.Richards neither of the pianists mentioned would ever stoop to this level!

Quite correct. I was referring to the Kreisler/Rachmaninoff Liebesfreud, not Rosenthal's Carnaval de Vienna. I have attempted to play both, and my hat is off to anyone who can.

@@carlrichards49 Ditto for SVR's recording of Kreisler's Liebesleid. (Love's Sorrow). That's absoloutely inimitable too.

When Horowitz performed at the beginning of his career, Rosenthal was the person who criticized the most. For example, Rosenthal would say he only had the octave technique: "He was octavian but not Cesear". Horowitz, who was trying to build his career, probably didn't forget these. Also, Horowitz praises Sauer, another Liszt student. I think his criticism is his revenge. He also criticized Hofmann, because he was Rachmaninoff's favorite. Some pianists say that Horowitz admires Hofmann at first, I think Horowitz, who has a similar style to Rosenthal, does not criticize very fair when it comes to personal matters.

@@OzanFabienGuvener Yes I remember reading that comment now. That would seem to put the last nail in the coffin of any previous esteem Horowitz might have had for Rosenthal.

That's in all things so - string quartet playing, singing, and alas! conducting...

Most likely a Baldwin. They sponsored him during this time of celebration. Also accompanying the photograph shown at the end was another with Rosenthal's son, as published. I've no idea if the fellow played or not. . : .

@@jamesmiller4184 - His son? I have never heard of a son of Moriz Rosenthal. Are you sure you got that right? As far as I know, he didn't have children, but of course I'd love to be wrong about this!