Rachmaninov plays Liszt

http://www.radix.net/~chinatom/rach.html He had the ability to play complex compositions upon first hearing. Many recordings were made by the Victor Talking Machine Company recording label of Rachmaninoff's performing his own music, as well as works from the standard repertory. Rachmaninoff began making recordings for Thomas Edison in 1919, recording on an upright piano that the inventor admitted was not very good, but the discs provided the composer with some much-need income. The next year he signed an exclusive contract with the Victor Talking Machine Company and continued to make recordings for Victor until February 1942.