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In Reply to: RE: Warner Releases Gieseking's Debussy. Does it still hold up? posted by jdaniel@jps.net on November 06, 2020 at 18:33:59
. . . of listening to a solo piano in 5-Ch. This is living! As one of the Amazon posters notes, "Incredible pianist with a sensitivity like no other." (BTW, I've also listened recently to a few of his performances in his recent complete Beethoven Sonatas set, and they seemed outstanding for the most part.)
I also like the old Ericourt/Kapp recordings (unusually "spikey" Debussy sometimes!) - it was originally issued complete and in stereo, but only the Preludes are easy to get now (although some "odds and ends" pieces are also available on that 18-CD "Debussy Edition" which DG issued a few years ago.
I'll also mention the Moravec recordings (Pour le piano, Children's Corner, some of the Preludes, etc.), some of which have been remastered in the new 12-disc "Portrait" set from Supraphon a couple of weeks ago - Supraphon obtained licenses from Connoisseur Society for a lot of material in that set, and what I've sampled sounds better than ever! Some (but not all - grr!) CD-quality downloads of the tracks from this set are also available at supraphonline.cz. (How's your Czech?) Moravec used a variety of pianos on his various recordings (Steinway, Baldwin, Bosendorfer, Petrof) - and that Moravec discography to which I linked a few weeks ago contains a lot of this detailed information, such as which piano he used for which track on which album.
Finally, I agree with Andy's recommendation of many of the Richter performances on various labels.
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I got the box set of CDs. Wow!! Pellucid and fluid. He really brings out the rich and warm inner voices in the Images. Fabulous playing.
Enjoy the music.
Is Bavouzet super-duper spectacularly better?
In any case, sounds like old Gieseking has been surpassed.
He has been joined by others of equal stature and each with their own unique approach and interpretation. Gieseking in particular has a more sparing use of pedal, which makes other demands on touch and style. To pull off as he does is amazing.
I am not familiar with Noriko Ogawa, so keep us posted.
Enjoy the music.
+2:).
My experience echoes CFL and Andy Evans about Arrau, Michelangeli and Paul Jacobs. Richter is magnificent in some of the preludes, and Sergio Florentine is marvelous. I also have a soft spot for Ciccolini, Beroff and Roger Woodward here and there..Even Horowitz:) And let's not forget the fabulous Van Cliburn recording, or Nelson Friere's preludes.
I sure wish someone would start reissuing the Guimar Novaes catalog in good sound, including her Book 1 preludes:)
Jesus, I'm gone...😉
n/t
"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
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