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keats
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ivory ticklers
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Mar 19 22:34 UTC 1992 |
okay, this is another item for the classical crowd. who are your favorite
pianists, and why? which composers do you think they play best?
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keats
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response 1 of 14:
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Mar 19 22:39 UTC 1992 |
~r
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keats
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response 2 of 14:
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Mar 19 22:56 UTC 1992 |
okay, this is my third attempt to enter an opening reply without being
disconnected by grex. i really enjoy rubinstein and aschenazy because
chopin is my favorite composer. i might add that i despise pollini's
recordings of chopin--i feel they're sterile and emotionless, and that
they miss the entire point emotively for the sake of precision.
i also recommend a pianist who might not be familiar to some: minoru nojima.
he currently has two recordings in print, of selections by liszt and ravel.
i don't feel comfortable as a critic of the latter's piano works, but of
the former, i'd say that the recording is nothing less than dizzying, a
really superb performance.
other pianists i enjoy: horowitz (naturally), bolet, and occasionally,
douglas.
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remmers
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response 3 of 14:
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Mar 20 17:48 UTC 1992 |
I haven't done a lot of listening to classical music recordings in
recent years, so I'm not really up on who all is current, and several
of my favorite pianists are dead. Some pianists whom I like are
Artur Schnabel (great Beethoven interpreter; he edited the edition
of the Beethoven piano sonatas that I use), Alicia de la Rocca (sp?),
Glenn Gould (for some things, but his recording of selected Mozart
piano sonatas is *awful*), Daniel Barenboim, and Charles Rosen
(mainly for a superb recording of Bach's Art of the Fugue a few
years back).
That's a rather haphazard list. I'll probably think of additions to
it.
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arabella
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response 4 of 14:
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Mar 21 10:12 UTC 1992 |
I believe it's Alicia de la Rocha, but I'll have to check and get
back to you. I've enjoyed Ashkenazy's Beethoven recordings. I'll
have to go look at some of my collection to recall the names of a
few others. I haven't been listening to much piano on the stereo
lately.
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keats
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response 5 of 14:
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Mar 21 19:24 UTC 1992 |
i've been keeping an eye out for the cd issue of aschenazy's beethoven
sonatas...anybody seen it? how much does it run (and, of course, where)?
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morel
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response 6 of 14:
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Mar 23 18:12 UTC 1992 |
According to my info it's Alicia de Larrocha. Heard her at Orchestra Hall
earlier this season in recital doing an all Mozart program (except for
the two encores) and she's still quite excelent. I could also give comments
about a couple of young violinists, but I guess that'd be for another item.
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remmers
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response 7 of 14:
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Mar 23 21:48 UTC 1992 |
A note on local talent: If you are interested in hearing Mozart
and other composers of the classical period performed on original
instruments, try to catch one of Penelope Crawford's fortepiano
recitals. Last week we attended an evening of piano duets and
duos, mostly Mozart, performed by Crawford and Nancy Garrett (who
is based in Texas). It was exquisite stuff, deliciously
performed.
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md
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response 8 of 14:
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Mar 24 14:10 UTC 1992 |
Alfred Brendel's Beethoven is a treasured set of performances for me.
Also, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for flashy virtuousi
like Ruth Laredo and Arturo Benedetti-Michelangeli.
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remmers
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response 9 of 14:
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Mar 24 22:15 UTC 1992 |
Ah yes, forgot about Brendel. I like him also.
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n8lic
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response 10 of 14:
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Mar 25 04:23 UTC 1992 |
If your'e partial to Gershwin as I am, you will now doubt agree that
Oscar Levant it the perfect pianist to play "Concerto in F" and "Rhapsody
in Blue". He does'nt rush the score like some do. I also like Wendy/Walter
Carlos playing Bach, Elgar, Mozart(so it's a synthesyther, so wh?)
Carlos plays very well.
I have also heard the LaBeque(?) sisters playing Rachmaninoff's
duet piece (i forgot it's title). Excellent.
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krj
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response 11 of 14:
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Apr 4 21:23 UTC 1992 |
I really loved the Labeque's early albums of Gershwin work, but when they
moved elsewhere in the repetoire they lost me. Now that one of them is
romantically linked to John McLaughlin, they've put out a jazz disc;
anyone heard it?
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jonb
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response 12 of 14:
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Jun 3 19:46 UTC 1992 |
Indeed, the name is Alicia de Larrocha. She's probably the
greatest pianist playing today, and isn't even 5' tall!
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ejkloos
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response 13 of 14:
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Sep 28 21:18 UTC 1994 |
I may pay up to $20 if it's still in good condition,(and it's out of your way)
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brighn
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response 14 of 14:
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Sep 28 21:47 UTC 1994 |
Eric, was that meant for me? Wrong item, if so.
Goodness, I was only think 3 or 4 bucks. My wife is still hemming and
hawing about it though.
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