Youri Egorov TV Recital, Part 1 - Schumann Carnaval

Part 1 of a 1978 German TV recital by the young ill-fated Russian pianist Youri Egorov. The young pianist emigrated to Europe in the 1970s and made a huge international reputation; he had a contract to EMI and his playing drew comparisons to Dinu Lipatti, which only continued when he died at the same age of 33 from AIDS-related complications. Egorov had a particular affinity with the music of Schumann, and while the recording quality of this recital results in a somewhat brittle piano tone, we can appreciate his sensitive phrasing and perfect characterization.