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Originally Posted by Gigantic Debaser
I tend to prefer Chopin a little more than Liszt, but I need to check out more from the latter anyway. The christmas suite Weihnachtsbaum is one of my favorite works of his that I've discovered so far.
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Thanks for the response, Gigantic Debaser.
Ah, I hadn't really listened to Liszts'
Weihnachtsbaum much. I'll have to revisit that. Thanks!!
Well, I have to admit, I think I like
Polonaise in a flat major op. 53 a bit more than the
Hungarian Rhapsodies.
I actually just bought the book, "Chopin Letters," and will start reading it this week. Have you read those?
From what I researched, Liszt was the originator of how we see piano concerts today, with the lid open. I'm sure evenuatlly open lids would have emerged on the stage, but until him, pianos were mostly in small venues and "parlors."