Wonderful music,
but I miss the tonal palette of the orchestral version. To me, the sound of a piano just has too much of a homogeneous quality. Same comparison with Ravel's orchestration of Mussorgsky's
Pictures at an Exhibition. The orchestral version is just more interesting to me. I find this true of all the "pianizations" of orchestral music that I can remember hearing. I think this is somewhat like comparing color with black and white photography. They can be so different, even when picturing the same thing.
I'll listen to this a few more times, maybe on my other computer with the better speakers.
I also like Ravel's
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Alone, written for his pianist friend who lost his right arm in World War One.
Lindy