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Liszt: Transcendental Studies (1838 Version) | Music Review | Entertainment Weekly (235 words) |
 | Eschewing the standard repertory, Weber has instead concentrated on the fiercest knuckle-crackers -- in particular the showpieces of Leopold Godowsky and the transcriptions of other late-Romantic virtuosos. |
| Now comes this recording of Liszt's famous etudes -- not the final version of 1852, which is usually played, but the even harder version of 1838, the one Liszt himself performed in public. |
| Weber brilliantly argues the case for the composer's earlier thoughts, dashing through the studies with an impressive technique and a clearheaded understanding that, underlying all the fireworks, one of the 19th century's most formidable musical minds was at work. |
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