[HenrySolomon]

Of the pianists I listened to, the Earl Wild performance was particularly affecting–at 33:55.

You can also expand the performance index at the bottom and select the pianist of your choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoAjGgoh6jU

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[JohnPattillo]

Re: Henry Solomon’s post 100799 of 8/14/18

Thank you for this link. Transcendent, ecstatic lyricism!

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[HenrySolomon]

Re: John Pattillo’s post 124213 of 8/15/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ZV6uZWXzk

This is the song without the Liszt transcription.

There is a wonderful scene in the movie “Song of Love,” about Robert and Clara Schumann and Brahms, in which the contrast in the interpretation of the song versus Liszt’s wonderful transcription is beautifully portrayed with wonderful acting by Katherine Hepburn, including her playing (?) and looking very much like an accomplished pianist.

The movie was shown on TCM recently, and despite some superficial silliness, it is a wonderful, somewhat fictionalized, biography of their romance.

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