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Franz Liszt: Virtuoso or Devil?
Franz Liszt: Virtuoso or Devil? Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Did the Devil make him do it? Franz Liszt is best known today for virtuoso compositions for piano and his orchestral suites. But in his day, he was known for his unbelievable virtuosic skills when he played the piano. Some even speculated his skills were devil sent. Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet says... relax: the music is just devilishly difficult.

Listen to Jean-Yves Thibaudet by clicking on the audio bar above.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet is celebrating 30 plus years of music-making. See his complete bio at IMG Artists.

A list of his Liszt recordings is available at arkivmusic.com. (Search for Jean-Yves Thibaudet.)