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I went to his pre-concert talk in Bristol last year. He had a nice mix of self possession, no airs and still a realisation that he was very young and had a long way to go (his programme included Liszt's B minor piano sonata and Gaspard de la Nuit - just to demonstrate that he doesn't lack confidence! He acquitted himself very well too).It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world. -
Oh good! I remember being impressed by his Gaspard de la Nuit - broadcast on R3 recently.Originally posted by french frank View PostMy life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)Comment
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No it hasn't, but I've noticed that a recent revival of the work has invited quite a degree of incoherence - and it's hardly his best work.Originally posted by merciaif anyone's interested
lots of audio
phew! the Chopin Scherzo no 1 hasn't slowed down at all between ages 12 and 18Comment
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From The Guardian last week:
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Guardian excerpt: <<If you compare the way people perform Mozart now with, say, Lili Kraus's recordings, or Schnabel's Beethoven with today's players – today, things are so much blander and more boring. >>Originally posted by bluestateprommer View Post
The man has real musical taste!
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Agreed pianorak!Originally posted by Pianorak View PostGuardian excerpt: <<If you compare the way people perform Mozart now with, say, Lili Kraus's recordings, or Schnabel's Beethoven with today's players – today, things are so much blander and more boring. >>
The man has real musical taste!
The interview continues: "Does he have a favourite? "Probably Horowitz, but there are so many: Cziffra, Rosenthal, Cortot, Cherkassky, Moiseiwitsch. Maybe it's because of recording and the pressure to make things note-perfect, or the influence of competitions, but we've lost touch with that tradition of playing, with its imagination and expression."
Hear, hear!
Regarding Lili Krauss's recordings of Mozart's piano sonatas I see there are two separate re-issues:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Piano...3163317&sr=1-1 on 4 CDs at about £15 ; and
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kraus-Plays-...3163320&sr=1-2 on 5 CDs at about £45
Do you or does anyone have either of these sets and any comments to make. The first set looks to be a real bargain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ugi3IhvyjA - Mozart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxseZKegE5U - Bartok Romanian Dances
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_4nkxH3txk - Lili Kraus talks & teaches about Bartok, Chopin, Mozart etcComment
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I have the 1954 Haydn Society Recordings, digitally restored from the original master tapes (5 CDs) which I would highly recommend.Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
Just a reminder
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Oh blimey pianorakOriginally posted by Pianorak View PostI have the 1954 Haydn Society Recordings, digitally restored from the original master tapes (5 CDs) which I would highly recommend.
Just a reminder
http://www.for3.org/forums/showthrea...ght=Lili+Kraus
That was a very gentle reminder - I can think of some on here who would have gone in with both feet (moi??)
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