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Liszt-Thalberg Piano Duel


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Asiya Korepanova full profile / Piano / 2 musicians


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Gioachino Rossini / Sigismund Thalberg — Fantaisie sur des thèmes de Moïse, Op. 33
Franz Liszt / Giovanni Pacini — Grande fantaisie sur des motifs de Niobe, S. 419
Vincenzo Bellini / Sigismund Thalberg — Grand caprice sur des motifs de La sonnambula, Op. 46
Franz Liszt / Giacomo Meyerbeer — Réminiscences de Robert le diable, S. 413
Vincenzo Bellini / Sigismund Thalberg — L'Art du chant appliqué au piano, Op. 70, No. 19: Casta diva, cavatine de Norma
Franz Liszt — Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418

A recreation of a historic 1837 battle of the two piano titans. Featuring Asiya Korepanova as Franz Liszt with a Mystery Maestro as Sigismond Thalberg.

The 1837 Liszt-Thalberg rivalry was the most legendary piano duel in music history, pitting the fiery, theatrical showmanship of Franz Liszt against the elegant, subtle "three-hand" technique of Sigismond Thalberg.

They performed their blazing concert fantasies and paraphrases on operatic themes against each other at a competition hosted at the Paris salon of Princess Cristina Belgiojoso as a benefit concert for Italian refugees.

The glittering assembly of critics and nobles refused to declare a definitive loser. Princess Belgiojoso diplomatically announced, "Thalberg is the first pianist in the world—Liszt is unique."


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