Moonlight Sonata and two diffrent interpretations...

Thanks for the interesting link - Schiff has been in LA-LA Land for quite sometime! [nt] ;-), posted on July 17, 2014 at 11:52:26
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One of my favorites..., posted on July 17, 2014 at 16:38:31

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But SOME might disagree!

First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

I've heard that recording, posted on July 17, 2014 at 17:08:41
Chris from Lafayette Audiophile Posts: 26437 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: February 17, 2004 Contributor Since: February 6, 2012	And despite the fact that I'm just on a different musical wavelength from him almost all the time, DB plays the Moonlight on that recording very well indeed! Ivan Moravec had some nice things to say about it too, as part of a public lecture he gave about interpretation and performance at Stanford many years ago. So. . . sorry I can't insult you for your taste in this instance! ;-)

OK..., posted on July 17, 2014 at 17:20:06
Ivan303 Audiophile Posts: 48887 Location: Cadiere d'azur FRANCE - Santa Fe, NM Joined: February 26, 2001	Next time, perhaps? ;-) First they came for the dumb-asses And I did not speak out Because I was not a dumb-ass

More interesting than persuasive to me. What I think is funny is, posted on July 17, 2014 at 21:41:06

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I wonder just how long it took the person writing the blog to dig up the slowest, most turgid performance of the Moonlight that he could find, just to make a point. Digging around on YT, Kempff and Horowitz popped up and they don't play it all that much slower than Schiff.

The form of the piece isn't really that unusual, there are plenty of similarly built pieces. The Saint-Saens G minor concerto comes immediately to mind. I have never been able to get out of my mind that quote describing the Saint-Saens as starting out like Bach and ending like Offenbach. Can't remember who said it, I'm sure you do.

RE: Thanks for the interesting link - Schiff has been in LA-LA Land for quite sometime! [nt] ;-), posted on July 18, 2014 at 01:49:32
Analog Scott Audiophile Posts: 9933 Joined: January 8, 2002	The guy can play Bach. But it seems he plays everything else like he's playing Bach.

Maybe - but I don't think he plays Bach with the damper pedal down through a whole movement [nt], posted on July 18, 2014 at 09:09:47
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Moonlight Sonata and two diffrent interpretations...

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