Paderewski plays Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 - Part 2 - Friska (1936)

Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), piano. From "Moonlight Sonata", USA 1936.
As a response to BelSoggiorno's Part 1, entitled "Paderewski plays Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 - Lassan (1922 & 1936)" ( • Paderewski plays Liszt... ), I felt obligatory to post this smashing finale.
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Rhapsodie Hongroise II is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Composed in 1847 and dedicated to Count László Teleki, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 was first published as a piano solo in 1851.
Offering an outstanding contrast to the brooding and dramatic lassan, the friska (vivace) holds enormous appeal for audiences, with its energetic, toe-tapping rhythms, and breath-taking "pianistics"...
By the late 19th and early 20th century, the ending of Liszt's Second, one of the most glorious rumbling endings of the piano repertoire - in octaves! * - led to its acceptance as the unofficial standard by which every notable pianist would "prove his salt", usually as a smashing finale. It had become an expected staple of virtually every performance of the greatest pianists of the time...
* (lightning fast and relatively easy to play, "blind" octaves are certainly among Liszt's most striking inventions: Prestissimo [martellato] 4:40)

[@sackajapeanuts]

Whoever put this up... THANKS!

[@musizieren9267]

Great! Thank you for the rare video.

[@carolinafabriciocarolinafa25]

Uau que fenomeno!! Que lindo!!

[@pianomaly9859]

In reference to the above comment, this is not a Concerto.........pianists "proved their salt by often composing their own cadenzas to this piece........Listen to recordings of this by Rosenthal, Moiseiwitsch, Rachmaninoff, Cortot, and most stunningly, Horowitz.

[@Juliet0307]

Quel Grand Maître ! Ça,c'est du piano,ça,c'est de la musique !

[@pieromalfatti8614]

formidabile

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Uau!!!

[@marjopardo7242]

The audio is delay.

[@Mikex0123]

Part 1 would be nice.

[@kitcattvofficial9824]

Mikex0123 I just like the friska vivace part

[@Mikex0123]

I have some favorite parts too and they are in part 2, mostly.

[@kitcattvofficial9824]

I have some favourite parts in the first part too

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