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BaL 29.01.11 Liszt: Anneés de Pélerinage Deuxième Anneé: Italie
A fascinating programme - I always feel agreeably stretched by DON's BALs. The discussion of the poetry, artworks, temperament etc. fascinating.
Er - what happened to Bolet? Is he NLA? I got to know these pieces through Bolet on Decca (tho' I now have Brendel as well), and always find him (I've got quite a bit of his Liszt) richly Romantically rewarding.
I hadn't realised the Daniel Grimwood version was played on a Victorian vertical strung piano. It's always interesting o know what composers were up against, and it's good that such instruments can still be heard.
Did you mean to write "straight strung" rather than vertical strung?
It seems that this recording uses the same instrument so the cover photo might well be the same 1851 Erard that Grimwood played:
A very good review I thought with well chosen excerpts of a decent length. What wonderful pieces these are, so looking forward to the Swiss Year, I really love Arrau in the Vallee d Obermann
Rather tempted to buy the Grimwood, a new name to me, to join Berman Brendel and Kempff!
Apart from the single disc, Bolet's Liszt still seems to be available in a highly-recommendable (imo) 9-disc set, albeit at more than twice the price I paid for it a couple of years ago. The notes claim that, amazingly, he learnt the Swiss book specially for the recording.
May I just add what an excellent presenter David Owen Norris is. His performing experience and his profound knowledge of the technical aspects of Liszt's musical language came over loud and clear...but with no pomposity or sense of 'lecturing'. He has what I would describe as a friendly manner, occasionally witty and always to the point. I personally had never heard of Alan Marks, but given DON's recommendation, I'm going to give him a whirl.
Absolutely agree. DON's voice / manner both made for the intimacy of radio, real learning and detail and a refreshing way of combining considerable in-depth knowledge and accessible manner.
I knew nothing about Annees de Pelerinage whatsover, but this was both guided tour and evluation. Rare radio.
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