Nyíregyházi plays "Les Jeux d'Eaux à la Villa d'Este" by Liszt

The sumptuous sonority and tender interpretation of Ervin Nyíregyházi (1903, Budapest - 1987, Los Angeles) at his recital in Takasaki (Japan), 31/5/1980.
By now, the story of Nyíregyházi has become so legendary, it scarcely needs repeating: a child-prodigy on the level of Mozart and Saint-Saens, a spectacular Carnegie Hall debut in 1920, a career flameout soon thereafter, ten marriages, and decades of poverty before a short lived rediscovery in the 1970s. Kevin Bazzana released a book about his remarkable life (he had ten wives before his death, one of whom tried to murder him and one of whom was the mother of a previous wife), called "Lost Genius".
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[@kpokpojiji]

Marvelous performance. Nyiregyhazi really understood and felt this piece so deeply.

[@martinadler73]

Wow, actual footage of him!! Many thanks!

[@DJStefandeJong]

The whole Takasaki concert is on YT as well, 1.5 hours worth of footage :)

[@fitzpatton]

Oh absolutely. What an incredible performance. I’m so thrilled to see this.

[@marksmith3947]

This is much better than the typical late EN train wreck but I don't find the performance noteworthy. Among the best is an early recording by Arrau, made before he (deliberately) slowed down