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Bolet plays Liszt's 90 year old piano

  • Blue Pumpkin
  • 6 days ago
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Updated: 5 days ago

Jorge Bolet, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, March 1961. "Only David Oistrakh received the sort of ovation this audience gave Mr Bolet, calling him again and again to the stage for more than half an hour after the concert." (Tagespiegel 31.3.1961)

Of the Liszt festival in Berlin in August/September 1961:


Spandauer Volksblatt (5 October 1961), "When something up after the end of the Festival Weeks, Jorge Bolet's piano, recital will remain as one of the strongest assets. He played Liszt entirely romantically, with singing touch and wonderful tone colourings, which seemed to evoke the world of Debussy. The brilliance of his technique is unbeatable, but this is not the main thing. The nobility of sentiment, depth of feeling and absolute beauty of his music making are simply overwhelming... The audience was ecstatic."


Berliner Morgenpost: "The Cuban has conquered, a great audience of connoisseurs with a few recitals. He really conjures up the spirit of Liszt; the music hovers mysteriously in the atmosphere.  The virtuoso Bolet is beyond the highest praise.  A marvellous evening lifted the audience into ecstasy."


(These reports are quoted in The Columbus Ledger, 19.10.1961)


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