Peter Donohoe is in encore territory as I write; but what a fantastic recital. I was blown away by the selection of Shostakovich Prelude and Fugues...amazing pieces, brilliantly played. And in the first half Miroirs was superb too. I heartily recommend i-player for those who missed this tribute to one of the greats by (IMO) one of the greats.
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With thanks and all due respect for your very positive posting, ardcarp, it would be nice to have the correct spelling of the great man's name: OGDON.Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
I heard some of the recital on the car radio and the Skryabin was mind-blowing - overwhelming - I mean the actual piece plus of course the fantastic performance! -
Yes, wasn't it marvellous? It was fun to hear John Ogdon's lively Theme and Variations after an interval of, maybe, 30 years and the Scraibin was brilliantly performed. I'd not heard Peter Donohoe in Ravel's Miroirs before but I thought his performance was terrific. Family matters stopped me from listening to the second half but I've made a note to catch up. A worthy tribute to one of Britain's greatest 20th century musicians.Originally posted by ardcarp View Post
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Sorry about the mis-spelling*. Disgracefully disrespectful. And I have to admit to joining the programme as Scriabin was coming to an end...so will catch up tomorrow. How impressive, BTW, that Donohoe flew in from Germany specially for this live recital and flies back tomorrow for another engagement. Stamina and nerves of steel in addition to artistry.
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I found this memorial concert to be wonderful listening from first to last! The final work was Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor, a work I am more familiar with than some of the others, and I thought that Mr. Donohoe's interpretation was arresting and even at times stunning. I join the members above in recommending that you listen to the iPlayer version.Comment
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Sorry to dissent, but I found the Ravel charmless and eccentric/wayward.
I don't have a score, but surely Une barque is in 3/4?
Donohoe made a lot of it sound like 5/8.
I gave up after the interval, though it sounds like I should have stuck with it!Comment
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Une barque... actually starts with a dual time signature of 6/8 and 2/4; the first half of each bar (of the first ten!) is essentially a pair of duplet quavers, the second tied over to the first of a group of triplet quavers. There are then 3/4 passages, as well as 4/4, 2/4 and even the odd 1/4 bar (as well as occasional recollections of the opening rhythm). Written-out fluidity!Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
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Thanks for that.
I should have done some research first.
Rollo Myers (Ravel: life and works) tells me that the movement is marked D'un rythme tres souple---tres enveloppe de pedales (sorry about missing accents!).
But it was still a voyage that made me feel a little queasy.
Perhaps that's the intention.
PS: I have now looked at the first page of the piano score.
It sounded to me at the start as if each right-hand quaver were given equal length, so we did indeed get a bar that was quaver, crotchet, quaver, quaver; hence the 5/8 feeling.Comment
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