Satie Vexations: Igor Levit

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  • Mandryka
    Full Member
    • Feb 2021
    • 1583

    #16
    Originally posted by oliver sudden View Post
    So what’s the difference between what Levit’s doing and the 1967 performance by (my late lamented friend and sometime mentor) Richard Toop, normally cited as the first complete performance by a single pianist?

    (This is a real question, not a rhetorical one.)
    Did Richard Toop ever discuss it with you?

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    • oliver sudden
      Full Member
      • Feb 2024
      • 716

      #17
      Originally posted by Mandryka View Post

      Did Richard Toop ever discuss it with you?
      No, and I honestly don’t know if I was aware of his Vexatious achievement while he was still alive! (I’m not much of a Satie fan and there was so much other music to talk about…)

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