Can she play?

:-) /n, posted on June 29, 2015 at 19:32:06
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RE: Can she play? , posted on June 29, 2015 at 21:45:37
Todd Krieger Audiophile Posts: 37333 Location: SW United States Joined: November 2, 2000	So this is a cello rendition of Rach's Second Concerto?

RE: Can she play? , posted on June 29, 2015 at 21:49:16

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

Yes she can - I liked her performances in the last Chopin Competition, posted on June 30, 2015 at 00:29:00
Chris from Lafayette Audiophile Posts: 26465 Location: SF Bay Area Joined: February 17, 2004 Contributor Since: February 6, 2012	Maybe not the most arresting you'll ever hear, but still very musical - not just rattling off notes. Some of her Chopin Competition performances are on YouTube - so listen with caution! ;-) But if you want to be "up close and personal" with her, here's an interview done for Italian news media:

Pretty uninspired Rachmaninoff..., posted on June 30, 2015 at 07:48:20
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Haven't heard the Rachmaninoff - will take a listen after the Tchaikovsky Competition [nt], posted on June 30, 2015 at 09:20:03
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Why no photo of Benedict Kloeckner? nt, posted on June 30, 2015 at 15:08:34
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RE: Why no photo of Benedict Kloeckner? nt, posted on June 30, 2015 at 15:41:57

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OK, if you insist.

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Finally listened to it last night, posted on July 5, 2015 at 10:24:32

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I'm assuming you mean the Dutch (AVRO) performance on YouTube? Madeline wasn't impressed with it at all. (Thumbs down, she says!) I thought it was OK, but it was recorded in such a way that the clarity of the piano articulation was reduced - I don't think this was entirely (or even mostly) Fedorova's fault, and I'll bet the CD you showed in your OP is better in this respect than that broadcast on YouTube. It could make a lot of difference in our reaction to the playing.

OTOH, I'm amazed that that video has gotten three and a half MILLION hits. I wonder how the build-up for THAT got started?

BTW, I loved that one comment on YouTube: "Let Anna Fedorova blow your mind in the key of Rachmaninoff!". That must have been some strong stuff that guy was smoking! ;-)

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