Young pianists' Lunchtime Concerts, 16-19.12.04

[silvestrione]

Any reactions to these?

I was thrilled, nay exhilarated, by Alice Sara Ott's playing of the Liszt Paganini Studies, and loved her Schumann encore too.

I found Lise de la Salle's Brahms heavy going, and didn't settle to that one. Should listen again!

I loved Denis Kozhukhin's Liszt Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude: is there a better piece to exploit the poetic range and depth of tones of a modern piano? (But I couldn't last out Pictures, heard it too often).

I missed Thursday's altogether: Federico Colli was it?

[kernelbogey]

[...] I missed Thursday's altogether: Federico Colli was it?

Thanks for starting this thread, silvestrione! [Edit: I haven't edited your post; just can't get rid of that addition ]

I happened to catch most of Colli's Schubert, serendipitously, on the car radio. As I'm familiar with Brendel's interpretations I found Colli's interpretations rather eccentric: somewhat exaggerated rubato, and some curiously accentuated dynamics. I intend to listen again. He was the 2012 Leeds Piano Competition winner, which has led me to starting a thread on the 2015 competition.

I would also be very interested to hear views on this recital.

[gradus]

Unfortunately I missed most of these recitals but did catch La Campanella in the Liszt programme and the lovely Schumann encore, both of which I greatly enjoyed. I wish I'd heard the Brahms recital too.
Bravo R3 for programming these fine young players.

[silvestrione]

Thanks for starting this thread, silvestrione! [Edit: I haven't edited your post; just can't get rid of that addition ]

I happened to catch most of Colli's Schubert, serendipitously, on the car radio. As I'm familiar with Brendel's interpretations I found Colli's interpretations rather eccentric: somewhat exaggerated rubato, and some curiously accentuated dynamics. I intend to listen again. He was the 2012 Leeds Piano Competition winner, which has led me to starting a thread on the 2015 competition.

I would also be very interested to hear views on this recital.

Yes I listened to his Schubert on the i player, and agree with you: the first Inpromptu very eccentric, with a long long pause after the opening spread chord, and a funereal descent in the next phrase...and then speeding it up later and playing the second theme quite poetically.

Quite enjoyed the Beethoven op 26, but the quiet playing in the funeral march lost some of the notes in the chords...at least to my hearing. I like the way Richter, Michelangeli, Gould and Pollini give you a sense of what each chord is made up of. And the trio, evoking drum-rolls and cannons, too tame for me!