It’s an encore - they just played the whole symphony and Lennie obviously decided to let them do their thang.
BTW, that symphony = the most gorgeous slow mov! Anyone who accuses Haydn of not having Mozart’s ‘sprituality’ or melodic inspiration, needs to get to know more of his works!
Thanks.
I quite like Lewenthal’s arrangement even though it omits the furious opening.
Speaking about other Totentanz’s recordings, I really like Argerich’s live (cond. Barenboim). Also Zimerman is good.
For Liszt sonata I would also mentioned Pogorelich’s studio, for Gaspard Michelangeli (Prague, 1960 live) and Arrau.
I strongly dislike the piece, but I don’t mind the Freire rec too much. Zim is okay too.
Does anyone have any good recommendations for Liszt’s 2nd Ballade. I’m randomly starting to really like this piece. and I find the Villa and Freire recordings are excellent.
Curiously, it’s one of the few Liszt pieces I don’t care for.
I’m starting to like it a lot. Freire makes good music out of it, and Villa plays it just right.
Thanks for the recommends. I have them all. Never thought to listen to Volodos, good idea.
Chopin Op44 Polonaise best rec?
I like it now because of La Damiano’s video.
I don’t like this piece very much because of the middle section, but I remember there being q good live Bolet recording, and then there’s Horowitz.
I like all sections but the outer sections I LOVE, so yeah I’d like it if it were permissible to make a 
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Yeah the outer sections are respecable fury, but that middle section sounds so trivial in comparison. It’s exactly the same problem as with the first scherzo.
Horowitz, Carnegie 1968 
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Ahhh absolutely, I was more looking for ones I hadn’t heard by perhaps lesser known pianists.
The sheer force of this interp is also mesmeric.
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Two of my favourites are Malcuzynski and Brunhoff.
Obviously Horowitz/Carnegie 1968 is #1.
Did a quick search, I’ve not even listened to this mofo before, very impressed.
This piece really needs a swagger and rhythm with the right combo of propulsion/forward momentum and rubato in those bittersweet moments like the transition to Bb minor which is one of my favourite modulations in all Chopin.
Come to think of Chopin’s modulations…The E Major modulation in the Heroic polo is random and abrupt as fuck, from Ab to E, tritone apart and zero transition..just straight in with ringing chords then the LH oct fest 
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I can post his 8CD EMI Boxset, if you want.
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no zheeyat on earth othah den da HO’z 88 can produce diz ZOUND in da accented bazz oct B# (+ da folowin F#) fuckkkk 
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