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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: What is a "performance?" A narrow definition would be a faithful playing of all the notes, posted by tinear on April 16, 2014 at 08:25:33:
It's not just the playing all the notes..... It's the embodiment of the (musical) experience. Anybody playing a piece of music (or doing anything else, for that matter) can be deemed a performance.
And of course, there are superlative performances, awful performances, and everything in between.
"I too find it hard to distinguish many of the younger piano players. Or violin players."
This is why I often try to pick out who I believe are the standouts..... Not everybody will agree, and that's OK too.
I think even "chops" is a subjective quality. I've encountered opinions of "great chops", and I don't hear it.... And vice versa..... Like the interpretations, no two people perceive it the same way. I often think less than stellar "chops" often compromises an interpretation, because what the performer wants might exceed his/her abilities to deliver it. And on the other hand, I encounter performances where the musician(s) seem more focused on showing off their "chops", and end up compromising the spirit of the music. (This was my complaint of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during Solti's tenure. And a lot of musicians, most notably Martha Argerich, are offenders as well.)
"For all the criticism leveled at him, Lang Lang has passion and musicianship."
Can't argue about the passion.... But I think his charming personality has won him more fans than his actual playing.... (I have a similar opinion of conductor Gustavo Dudamel and violinist Maxim Vengerov.) Just listen to the audio without the video, his playing isn't all that great.
I've always stated this.... Listen to the audio, without watching the video. Often, people realize the performance isn't quite as great as it seemed with the visual cues.
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