#liszt
Hans von Bülow's #Bechstein in Beijing. I was profoundly moved to be able to play a little #Liszt and a tiny bit of #Wagner on this instrument owned by one of the greatest and most influential musicians of the 19th century. He was Liszt's son-in-law (Cosima's first husband) and the one divorced by her to marry Wagner. He not only conducted the first performances of Tristan and Meistersinger (he bore no grudge against the music) but he played the first performance of the #Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto in Boston. Not to mention the first public performance of the LISZT SONATA! A giant.
Stephen Hough16,395 views • 1 year ago
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