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I Think He Neither Helped Nor Hurt............ [yt]

Posted by Todd Krieger on July 6, 2012 at 16:57:04:
The sad part about Liberace is I thought he was a genuine talent, but his catching the "showman" niche stunted any development of him becoming a great pure pianist.

The few times I've heard him play a classical piece straight (no pun..... link), he did have a degree of dynamic control and explosiveness that IMO escapes many "serious" pianists. I think had his career progressed as merely a concert pianist, he could have been up there amongst the greats.

Unlike Lang Lang, Liberace never went through bodily or facial contortions while playing...... The distraction was the extreme showmanship, gaudy costumes, and bastardized versions of the classics overshadowing the talent.

Link is Chopin's A-Flat Major Polonaise. The only thing that gives away that it's Liberace is the improvisation near the end. (Although Horowitz and Earl Wild did the same sort of thing. I personally prefer Liberace's "Polonaise" over Lang's and some of the noted greats.... Argerich and Kissin amongst them.) Note the audio sounds as if it originated from noisy vinyl..... Nothing's perfect.