Alisa Weilerstein Live at Wigmore Hall

[Guest]

Anyone else catch this? Ms W's Dvorak was one of my records of the year last year, great Prom......

I've now heard the Bach twice - I heard great dynamic range but missed a sense of line, e.g. in the prelude. Rather slow, which didn't help, tempi pulled about I thought, I prefer my Bach suites more austere. I listened to Janos Starker to confirm my impression. The Kodaly was OK, she certainly carried it off....

I heard Natalie Clein play the same programme live at our local concert venue a couple of years ago - and have her recording of the Kodaly (as well as Starker's). I think she said it was the first time she'd played the Bach live.

[Stanfordian]

Anyone else catch this? Ms W's Dvorak was one of my records of the year last year, great Prom......

I've now heard the Bach twice - I heard great dynamic range but missed a sense of line, e.g. in the prelude. Rather slow, which didn't help, tempi pulled about I thought, I prefer my Bach suites more austere. I listened to Janos Starker to confirm my impression. The Kodaly was OK, she certainly carried it off....

I heard Natalie Clein play the same programme live at our local concert venue a couple of years ago - and have her recording of the Kodaly (as well as Starker's). I think she said it was the first time she'd played the Bach live.

Hiya Richard,

Alisa Weilerstein is a very fine player but on this evidence she has much to learn about playing Bach.

[Tony Halstead]

Hiya Richard,

Alisa Weilerstein is a very fine player but on this evidence she has much to learn about playing Bach.

why is everyone being so polite about the rather horrible Bach playing?
Over- aggressive, scratchy harsh sound, 'quasi-HIPP' bulging on non-vibrated notes, trills like electric door-bells, I'll say no more.