我16岁时,由于与音乐教师发生分歧,处于某种危机之中。后来,一个著名的钢琴家艾米尔·冯·萨尔——李斯特最后一个活着的弟子,来到布达佩斯,要求我为他弹奏。他专心地听我弹了巴赫的C大调《Toccata》,并要求听更多的曲子。我全身心投入弹奏贝多芬的《Pathetique》奏鸣曲和舒曼的作品《Papillons》之中。最后,艾米尔·冯·萨尔起身,在我的前额上吻了一下。“我的孩子,”他说,“在像你这么大时,我成了李斯特的学生。 When I was 16, I was in a crisis because of my disagreement with music teachers. Later, the last living disciple of Emil von Sal-Liszt, a famous pianist, came to Budapest and asked me to play for him. He listened attentively to me playing Bach’s C major ”Toccata“ and asked to hear more. I dedicate myself to Beethoven’s Pathetique Sonata and Schumann’s Papillons. Finally, Emile von Sal rose and kissed my forehead. ”My child, “ he said, ”When you were so big, I became a Liszt student.