I recently purchased the new Mitsuko Uchida recording of this masterpiece having heard her play it at the Edinburgh Festival three years ago. It’s a work I really struggle with and I’d hoped this new recording might give me an appreciation of it. However, it’s just not working for me.
I ordered the Uchida cd from Presto along with a cd that’s not released until the beginning of May so I’m still awaiting the physical disc but I have been listening to it repeatedly on my iPhone whilst doing particularly mind numbing tasks while on night shift at my place of employment. Not the best environment to gain appreciation of one of the great masterpieces but it’s what I’ve got.
My next move is to borrow the music from the public library where perhaps the eye will assist the ear. What am I not getting about this piece? Goodness knows, I love the piano sonatas so this should be easy.
I ordered the Uchida cd from Presto along with a cd that’s not released until the beginning of May so I’m still awaiting the physical disc but I have been listening to it repeatedly on my iPhone whilst doing particularly mind numbing tasks while on night shift at my place of employment. Not the best environment to gain appreciation of one of the great masterpieces but it’s what I’ve got.
My next move is to borrow the music from the public library where perhaps the eye will assist the ear. What am I not getting about this piece? Goodness knows, I love the piano sonatas so this should be easy.
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