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Title: Unbelievable Playing But...
Review: My first exposure to the Transcendental Etude #10 was with Andre Watts as recorded on his Liszt album. I also own Claudio Arrau's full recording of all the Etudes. Both Arrau and Kissin, (and most others,) blow through this piece at astounding speed. Yet Watts on the other hand slows it down and lets the listener feel and hear every single note. The melody when played slower has a totally different effect on the listener and I find that it is more emotional than just agitating, which is how I believe Liszt said it should be played. Sorry Evgeny, as great a pianist as you are, I'll take Andre's version first.
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