Carl Tausig - Introduction and Tarantella Op. 2 (audio + sheet music)

Karol (or Carl) Tausig was the son of Aloys Tausig (1820 - 1885), a student of Thalberg, and a minor composer. When the boy was 14, Aloys took him to Liszt, who immediately encouraged him and took him on as a student. Liszt took Carl on concert tours and taught him counterpoint, composition, and orchestration as well as piano. Carl debuted as a pianist in 1858, perhaps a bit early. His technical abilities were amazing, but he lacked artistic balance and his playing was wild and exaggerated. Nevertheless, h