Emil von Sauer (1862-1942): Echo aus Wien

Emil von Sauer was a pupil of Liszt (1811-1886), who made probably the most successful recordings of any of the Liszt pupils. Sauer was noted for his aristocratic approach to music-making, with lashings of charm, elegance and style backed up by phenomenal technique. This work is Sauer’s own answer to the tradition of virtuoso paraphrases on Strauss waltzes (the title is “Echoes from Vienna“). The recording dates from 1925.