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Originally posted by RichardB View PostNo, that was in 1982, I was there for the first time in 1984.
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Originally posted by Mandryka View PostDid you go to that 1984 lecture with Rihm and Alvin Curran and Dalhaus?
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I’ve started to explore Michael Hersch’s The Vanishing Pavilions. I think anyone who appreciates Finnissy would find something of interest there. Be aware of something - the recording which is on streaming platforms is live and a selection from the work, a “suite” He whole thing in the studio, the sound is better and (hence) for me, it’s more satisfactory.
Some info about it here
The Official Website of Composer Michael Hersch. A composer of “uncompromising brilliance” (The Washington Post) whose work has been described by The New York Times as “viscerally gripping and emotionally transformative music ... claustrophobic and exhilarating at once, with moments of sublime beauty nestled inside thickets of dark virtuosity,” Michael Hersch is widely considered among the most gifted composers of his generation.
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Originally posted by Mandryka View PostI’ve started to explore Michael Hersch’s The Vanishing Pavilions. I think anyone who appreciates Finnissy would find something of interest there. Be aware of something - the recording which is on streaming platforms is live and a selection from the work, a “suite” He whole thing in the studio, the sound is better and (hence) for me, it’s more satisfactory.
Some info about it here
https://www.michaelhersch.com/works/...pavilions.html
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I chanced across this inspiring programme on the World Service in the early hours (16.8.22).
Outlook: The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
Nicholas McCarthy was 14 when he had a life-changing musical experience during a piano recital. Despite never having played any instrument before, he decided he wanted to be a concert pianist. But there was an even bigger obstacle to overcome - he only had one hand. His supportive parents bought him a keyboard and incredibly, within a few years, he became good enough to secure a place at a top UK music school. But there was one condition - he had to concentrate on the notoriously challenging scores of the left-hand alone piano repertoire. It would mean giving up the music he loved - composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but could also be the way to carve a career from the piano.
Edit: correcting linksLast edited by kernelbogey; 17-08-22, 02:43.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostI chanced across this inspiring programme on the World Service in the early hours.
The classical concert pianist - who has only one hand
Nicholas McCarthy was 14 when he had a life-changing musical experience during a piano recital. Despite never having played any instrument before, he decided he wanted to be a concert pianist. But there was an even bigger obstacle to overcome - he only had one hand. His supportive parents bought him a keyboard and incredibly, within a few years, he became good enough to secure a place at a top UK music school. But there was one condition - he had to concentrate on the notoriously challenging scores of the left-hand alone piano repertoire. It would mean giving up the music he loved - composers like Chopin and Beethoven, but could also be the way to carve a career from the piano.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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Originally posted by french frank View PostI remember reading about him some years back - it appears it was in 2012, the year he graduated from the RCM, aged 22, and that received quite a bit of coverage. Some YouTube videos available. Unlike Paul Wittgenstein, or Cyril Smith (the one that performed with Phyllis Sellick!), he is all the more remarkable for not having already been a considerable pianist before losing the use of his hand. So as a boy he was setting out from the beginning to achieve the seemingly impossible.
I was aware of two or three of the most well-known concertos for left hand only; but he mentioned a considerable figure (which I don't remember) of LH concerti, and IIRC c3,500 other works for LH only piano.
The interview is with Jo Fidgen, one of the regular presenters of Outlook, and a very skilled and empathic interviewer.
Strongly recommended.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostIn fact he was born without a right handIt 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 kernelbogey View PostIn fact he was born without a right hand - though he has a protuberance on the wrist with which he can play one note. He has astonishingly supportive parents, who never said (he claims) 'you can't...' - in contrast to some in the musical educational world. He eventually got into the RCM.
That was the easy bit, but she also played the piano, in the manner that KB describes above, but using the left hand to play a simple bass line to support the fully versatile right hand. She could accompany other instrumentalists quite effectively.
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Originally posted by kernelbogey View PostIn fact he was born without a right hand - though he has a protuberance on the wrist with which he can play one note. He has astonishingly supportive parents, who never said (he claims) 'you can't...' - in contrast to some in the musical educational world. He eventually got into the RCM.
I was aware of two or three of the most well-known concertos for left hand only; but he mentioned a considerable figure (which I don't remember) of LH concerti, and IIRC c3,500 other works for LH only piano.
The interview is with Jo Fidgen, one of the regular presenters of Outlook, and a very skilled and empathic interviewer.
Strongly recommended.
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