this is like a drug:u know is wrong,u know u must not listen,but it is too atractive,too fatally atractive that u can´t resist.

The world would not be complete without this performance

Some parts are totally not for my taste, but my god, how he makes piano cry with passion at 0:50

Awesome.They cannot kill this music much as they try.Ervin surely was a genius of major proportions. This is clearly evident here.in this gem of a transcription.

Ervin Nyiregyhazi was amazing!!

As I am not the pianist here - and in order to minimize uncertainty - I am reposting this at the top level. Ervin Nyiregyhazi is the pianist. This is an outtake from a CTV documentary about him.

Ah this crazy recording again. I love it.

A brilliant exposition of the soul

Yes!

yes he crashes into the piano but he does not break it and he does not hurt himself!!!! So it is not crazy but getting out of the piano the maximum possible.... And thats genious, only Horowitz did go to these extreme too : see and hear the Vers la Flamme Horowitz recorded at his home. You will find a lot similarities....

Nyiregyhazi had it ready in his head... like Mozart. he just let it through his fingers. no sweat needed in forming the piece.

IS SO INTENSE, AMAZING PERFORMANCE, HE IS A TRUE MUSICIAN

can imagine living next door to this pianist? and, come to think of it, now I know who Les Dawson's piano teacher was.

Underrated

Yes.

bestest of him

Bravo!

Amazing that the title of the piece can be questioned when it is clearly and correctly posted above. The piano is of course in abysmal condition, and this not one of Nyiregyhazi's better performances, but does show sensitivity and dynamic range in the last minute or so.

Ervin.....

just genial !

Awesome

bravissimo ! Reencarnaçao do proprio richard wagner.

Who needs Ultimate Fighting Cage-matches, demolition derby or World's Wildest Police Chases on TV when they can be performed on the keyboard. I love it!

"Just a very poor amateur". Ok... Maybe you should listen to Nyiregyhazi's piano roll recordings.

I must add -- if you want a REAL performance, listen to Lugansky's.

hello Jero, it's been a long time... I have a bad news for this recording; from an authoritative source I learnt this recording is from M. Sayer an imitator of EN. EN never recorded it !! Somehow this gives a little idea of the power EN would have developed in this piece, with a much better cantabile of course !

i lol'ed. nonetheless, it was epic! :DD thanks

So Wagnerian

@fledgehog That's right, and I couldn't have actually been making a comment on his "interpretation" either, rather than a literal comment about the piece...

The more I listen to it, the less patience i have for it. Must be my fault.

This recording appears to be from the later years when he couldn't play.

@gojewla yes it is. "Wagner-Liszt" isn't the name of the composer, it's actually part of the designated title for the improvised piece.

love death? g a n g bang !!!!

Is this an improvisation?

I feel this piano has been intentionally detuned for this performance.

he uses is bodyweight...

the piano could do with a good old tune yikes

This is vulgar. Where's the subtlety? The pathos? Anguish need not be expressed forte to fortississimo. This scene of the opera calls for much greater dynamic contrast and control that is missing entirely from this performance. By the time the piece reaches its climax you are already so worn out that the effect is completely extinguished. How anyone can be entranced by this playing is baffling. A disaster on all fronts. This is a genius that should have remained lost, as he was one in name only.

I started with an open mind - and rather liking the huge crashes and the emotional drama. But after a while it got tiring and irritating. Odd musical phrases emerge every so often from the racket ... but it is not enough. I am afraid I did find listening to this both unpleasant and, as far as I can assess now, unrewarding.

I like some of Nyireghyazi's recordings, but this is terrible. Back to Moiseiwitsch to clean my ears out!

It’s not fun to be negative, nevertheless this is disappointing, sometimes unbearable banging. And please, don’t write gibberish comments where you compare this to Horowitz!

This is horrendous, vulgar and sloppy! 30 years ago, I was entranced by Nyiregyhazi. Now, I fail to understand what I saw in him them! Good grief!

Sorry, but this is awful.