Moriz Rosenthal - Papillons (WORLD ANIMAL DAY TRIBUTE)

Moriz Rosenthal (17 December 1862 - 3 September 1946) was a Polish pianist and composer. He was an outstanding pupil of Franz Liszt and a friend and colleague of some of the greatest musicians of his age, including Johannes Brahms, Johann Strauss, Anton Rubinstein, Hans von Bülow, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jules Massenet and Isaac Albéniz.
Rosenthal was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (later Lwów, Poland), where his father was professor at the chief academy. At eight years of age he commenced his piano studies under Galoth (1869-1872).
In 1872, Rosenthal became a pupil of Karol Mikuli, Chopin's pupil and editor, who trained him along more academic lines at Lviv Conservatory. Rosenthal then studied with Rafael Joseffy, student of Carl Tausig and Liszt. A tour through Romania followed when he was fourteen. In 1878 Rosenthal became a pupil of Liszt, with whom he studied in Weimar and Rome.
As Liszt's pupil, Rosenthal made appearances in St. Petersburg, Paris, and elsewhere. His general education, however, was not neglected, and in 1880 Rosenthal qualified to take the philosophical course at the University of Vienna. Six years later he resumed his career with the piano, achieving brilliant success in Leipzig, and in Boston, where he made his U.S. debut in 1888, and subsequently in England in 1895. From 1939, he taught in his own piano school in New York City, where he died in 1946.
Rosenthal as he prepared for a Chicago Grant Park concert in 1938. His wife was also an accomplished pianist.
Rosenthal recorded less than three hours' worth of music. What he did record, however, is considered some of the most legendary piano-playing on disc.
Rosenthal also recorded a large number of American Piano Company (Ampico) piano rolls.
Rosenthal's usually malicious wit was legendary. When he heard Vladimir Horowitz blaze through the octave passages of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto at his Vienna debut, he remarked: "He is an Octavian, but not Caesar." In similar vein, after hearing Ignacy Jan Paderewski, whose reputation had preceded him, Rosenthal said: "Yes, he plays well, I suppose, but he's no Paderewski". A colleague once played Rosenthal's arrangement of Chopin's Minute Waltz in thirds at a recital, after which Rosenthal thanked the pianist "for the most enjoyable quarter of an hour of my life". Towards the end of his life Rosenthal lived at the Great Northern Hotel in New York, which he referred to as "more Northern than Great".
His pupils included Charles Rosen and Robert Goldsand.
(Wikipedia)
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*SIDE COMMENTS:*
1) Happy World Animal Day! This is for all the animals out there. Weee. I hope I can cover all the animals out there in this tribute for the sake of fairness, but my searches seem pretty futile. Sigh.
2) This was supposed to be uploaded for another time, but the first video I uploaded was immediately blocked. C'mon, TH-cam, just say "blocked worldwide" instead of "blocked in some countries" when you can't show it in 205 of them.
3) Some passages are improvised. Like, two of them. But, hey, I'm not complaining, though.
4) Oh, yeah, you like the new format? :D
5) No offense, Chopin, but here's your grandchild. You know what I'm talking about, am I? :)
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This would make a great encore piece!

[@j.vonhogen9650]

Yes, but it's way too difficult for most pianists, but by all means, do give it a try! It's a lovely piece.

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superrrrr

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1:11-1:13 little bit of improvisation

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Freddie Hand also in the last bar

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@@Qwerty-hj1ml mixing two endings

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It's an added transition similar to what Rosenthal himself does in one of his recordings of the piece.

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Weeeeeeeeee
Happy life

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