Posted by Franz Michaelis on January 14, 19104 at 21:29:18:

In Reply to: Re: Annes de Pelerinage-year one posted by Joël on December 18, 19103 at 09:18:51:

Grüß Gott, Joel!

I have bought Brendel after comparing some of it to Howard, Jando, Kempff and Berman. I haven´t heard the complete set with the others, and there is always something you would hav liked in another way. I like Lamond better than Brendel in "Au lac de Wallenstein" because Brendel is too slow to my taste. Except for the beginning of "Au bord d´une source" I like Cortot better because he is quick and light as a feather, very fountainlike.

Brendel doesn´t want to impress through fast paces and has a very good understanding of the more serious sides of Liszt. You´ll hear this very much in "Chapelle de Guillaume Tell", "Vallée de Oberman" and "Ecloque".
He focusses on the music instead of showing off and hence he does a good work to remove the prejudices that some people tend to have towards Liszt.

I can only recommend this recording.

Viele Grüße
Franz

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: Grüß Gott, Joel! : I have bought Brendel after comparing some of it to Howard, Jando, Kempff and Berman. I haven´t heard the complete set with the others, and there is always something you would hav liked in another way. I like Lamond better than Brendel in "Au lac de Wallenstein" because Brendel is too slow to my taste. Except for the beginning of "Au bord d´une source" I like Cortot better because he is quick and light as a feather, very fountainlike. : Brendel doesn´t want to impress through fast paces and has a very good understanding of the more serious sides of Liszt. You´ll hear this very much in "Chapelle de Guillaume Tell", "Vallée de Oberman" and "Ecloque". : He focusses on the music instead of showing off and hence he does a good work to remove the prejudices that some people tend to have towards Liszt. : I can only recommend this recording. : Viele Grüße : Franz

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