Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946): Chopin - Waltz op. 64 no. 2

Moriz Rosenthal was taught both by Mikuli, the famous pupil of Chopin who helped pass on certain approaches to the purported “authentic“ method of performing Chopin’s music, and also by Liszt. Rosenthal was amongst Liszt’s most brilliant students. His recordings all come toward the end of his career, when his early fire and power had mellowed into a spirit of deep poetry. His playing is probably the most “colourful“ of the Liszt students who recorded, with a command of keyboard tone and subtle chordal v