Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte
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50 Greatest Pianists
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostPlanning to hear him at City University's Performance Space next Tuesday:
Karl Amadeus Hartmann - Sonata, "27 April 1945" (1945)
Elliott Carter - Piano Sonata (1945-46, revised 1982)
Pierre Boulez - Piano Sonata No. 2 (1947-48)
Serge Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 9 in C, op. 103 (1947)
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My life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)
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PhilipMC
Although Peter Donohoe has stated clearly that it is not an exhaustive list of his "great" pianists, there are nevertheless some remarkable omissions of living pianists, of which the most glaring is Mitsuko Uchida, surely one of the all-time greatest pianists.
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'Morning, PhilipMC - and welcome!
I'm not sure which is more glaring: the omission of a giant of the past (Cherkassky, Cziffra) or of the present time like Uchida. I can count 10 in the list of 50 that I haven't heard of (unsurprising, actually), but among the current generations, Kissin but not Sokolov? Anne Queffélec but not Uchida? There clearly is a very personal aspect to the choices - which, in fairness, I think was made clear.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.
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amateur51
It's human nature of course but isn't it interesting that the discussion here tends to focus on who has been left out, rather than on who has been included ... and why
Re Mitsuko Uchida, maybe Peter Donohoe just prefers Anne Queffélec's performances of Dutilleux to hers
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostRe Mitsuko Uchida, maybe Peter Donohoe just prefers Anne Queffélec's performances of Dutilleux to hersIt 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.
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Originally posted by amateur51 View PostIt's human nature of course but isn't it interesting that the discussion here tends to focus on who has been left out, rather than on who has been included ... and why
I can imagine Mr Donohoe sat at his keyboard smiting his brow and wailing "Uchida! ... Schnabel!! ... Fischer!!! ... How could I have been such an ....Last edited by ferneyhoughgeliebte; 06-11-12, 13:24.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Richard Tarleton
Originally posted by vinteuil View Postfor me, he really missed out on ( I mean: I would certainly want in my top fifty... ) -
Edwin Fischer
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostOne of the three pianists Brendel most admired, and whose masterclasses he attended, the others being Cortot and Kempff. Close behind came Schnabel, another omission from PD's list.
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