Franz Liszt - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Liu Shikun 劉詩昆, Macau Sinfonietta & Veiga Jardim

An electrifying performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 1 from Mr Liu Shikun 劉詩昆, one of the most critically acclaimed Chinese pianists from an older generation, accompanied here by the Macau Sinfonietta under the baton of Veiga Jardim. • Prize winner at the First Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow (1958), Mr Liu saw his career tragically interrupted during the Cultural Revolution, when Western music was outlawed in China and he, along with other musicians, was arrested and jailed for eight years. Performance recorded live at the auditorium of the former University of East Asia (私立東亞大學), Macau, on 15 April 1992. • Audio restored and synchronised from the original radio broadcast tapes. Due to the long storage, the tapes had stretched slightly and the speed fluctuates a little. Occasionally, changes of pitch and a delay between audio and video images may occur. Video uploaded for its historical significance. I. Allegro maestoso II. Quasi adagio III. Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato IV. Allegro marziale animato