Скачать или смотреть Sigismond Thalberg - Andantino op. 75, no. 23

The best known of Liszt's rivals, Sigismond Thalberg, (the "best pianist in the world" aultogh Liszt was "the first") was much more applauded because of his piano technique than his composer's habbilities. Thalberg had a very refined and immpecable virtuoso technique and had no problems in showing in big concerts but he was also a very good music divulger, valuing and performing works by Beethoven, Hummel, Mendelssohn or Chopin in his public concerts.

That charming "lied ohne worte" I show to you is very far from his skills on playing quick arpeggios or frantic scales but is very near from lyricism and moving romantic music that permeates music by Schumann, Chopin and other composers from his time, keeping all the interest in acentuation, harmony and melodism.