In Reply to: RE: Things soundin' bad in babe pianist's latest release? posted by Analog Scott on August 27, 2014 at 03:53:28:
them? By generations of critics that compared them to decades of performers?
Against this, we have "audiophiles" that place the sound of their systems far above the quality of the interpretation, some specifically stating that only very well-recorded efforts can elevate a performer's rendition to elite.
At some point, only a hermit that never has heard the legends and whose teachers also are woefully ignorant of same, can produce an original interpretation. The weight is just too great.
That doesn't mean great artists don't come along, now, or make good music. But they necessarily are a pastiche of former giants (if they're good). "The technique of a Horowitz, the sensibility of Wild, the passion of Gulda!"
In some ways, it's like the pop situation: not only will there not be another Beatles, there cannot be. They defined the genre; they created the benchmarks. It has always been so, in art.
Greatness comes from originality and that has been obviated some time ago.
Assuming great composers suddenly appear, great performances then might be possible...
Edits: 08/27/14
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Follow Ups
- "Overrated:" by whom? By the listeners that flocked for decades to their concerts? By their peers that praised - tinear 08:55:44 08/27/14 (37)
- RE: "Overrated:" by whom? By the listeners that flocked for decades to their concerts? By their peers that praised - Analog Scott 08:20:08 08/28/14 (3)
- Right, musicianship has improved since Mozart, Beethoven, and - tinear 21:11:01 08/28/14 (2)
- I'll let Scott argue his own points, however. . . - Chris from Lafayette 21:30:12 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: Right, musicianship has improved since Mozart, Beethoven, and - Analog Scott 21:29:13 08/28/14 (0)
- RE: "Overrated:" by whom? By the listeners that flocked for decades to their concerts? By their peers that praised - Chris from Lafayette 11:31:54 08/27/14 (32)
- Well, we differ. It is more enjoyable to hear a perfectly recorded symphony, of course, but - tinear 21:30:22 08/28/14 (25)
- RE: Well, we differ. It is more enjoyable to hear a perfectly recorded symphony, of course, but - Chris from Lafayette 22:22:25 08/28/14 (18)
- I didn't say Bach invented those musical forms, I said he (his music) was - tinear 08:50:01 08/29/14 (17)
- So. . . have you found anyone else who agrees with your notion of Bach's "originality"? - Chris from Lafayette 10:38:19 08/29/14 (13)
- So you're saying that composing something with great mastery and that demands unprecedented technique - tinear 11:08:03 08/29/14 (12)
- RE: So you're saying that composing something with great mastery and that demands unprecedented technique - Analog Scott 11:30:35 08/29/14 (2)
- If you reread the context, you'll note two different points about those named individuals. - tinear 11:46:07 08/29/14 (1)
- You still didn't answer the question - Analog Scott 11:56:44 08/29/14 (0)
- tin, I feel sympathy for you - Chris from Lafayette 11:28:05 08/29/14 (8)
- "[T]o each his own!" - rbolaw 15:53:23 08/29/14 (5)
- Believe me, no condescension intended about FM Radio listening - Chris from Lafayette 17:54:11 08/29/14 (2)
- RE: Believe me, no condescension intended about FM Radio listening - Analog Scott 18:03:51 08/29/14 (1)
- Yes, Moravec is remarkable - rbolaw 18:25:30 08/29/14 (0)
- RE: "[T]o each his own!" - Analog Scott 17:38:42 08/29/14 (0)
- Thank you. nt - David Smith 16:57:25 08/29/14 (0)
- I like sympathy, no matter how misplaced. I enjoy listening to - tinear 11:47:41 08/29/14 (1)
- RE: I like sympathy, no matter how misplaced. I enjoy listening to - Analog Scott 11:58:25 08/29/14 (0)
- RE: I didn't say Bach invented those musical forms, I said he (his music) was - Analog Scott 09:16:45 08/29/14 (2)
- Please explain... - Analog Scott 22:00:55 08/28/14 (5)
- I wasn't speaking of methodologies, specifically. I was speaking of - tinear 08:58:41 08/29/14 (4)
- RE: I wasn't speaking of methodologies, specifically. I was speaking of - Analog Scott 09:28:51 08/29/14 (3)
- You have a way of taking argument to extremes. - tinear 11:55:43 08/29/14 (2)
- RE: You have a way of taking argument to extremes. - Analog Scott 12:25:21 08/29/14 (0)
- RE: You have a way of taking argument to extremes. - Chris from Lafayette 12:13:40 08/29/14 (0)
- Here I completely agree with you. - rbolaw 12:55:10 08/27/14 (5)
- RE: Here I completely agree with you. - welltempered1 06:51:13 08/28/14 (3)
- BTW, I see that this is only your 10th Post - Chris from Lafayette 15:14:15 08/29/14 (0)
- Scott and Chris would correct you. - tinear 11:57:32 08/29/14 (1)
- Please don't speak for me - Analog Scott 12:49:34 08/29/14 (0)
- Yeah - I miss Brian - Chris from Lafayette 17:03:42 08/27/14 (0)