Yakov Flier plays Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F minor

rec. 1946 Yakov Vladimirovich Flier (Russian: Яков Владимирович Флиер; October 21 [O.S. October 8], 1912 -- December 18, 1977; last name also spelled Fliere or Fliyer) was a Russian concert pianist and teacher. Flier was born in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory with Konstantin Igumnov. By the 1930s he had become one of the most prominent Russian concert pianists. He mainly performed Romantic piano music, although he also played some contemporary music by the Russi