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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: Hilary Hahn posted by psgary on October 11, 2014 at 19:07:43:
to Ms Hahn, I don't care for what I've heard of her output. I owned a few recordings early on, but not the Bach, and wrote her off. I have not been impressed with her interpretations, which sometimes seem technically astute but shallow or superficial. I don't know if they're too fast, but if she plays as fast as Heifetz, IMO that's not an endorsement. I also don't care for her tone, which seems thin and can sometimes approach wiry.
Even when I saw her play a Paganini concerto almost ten years ago, I was left completely cold. Notes poured forth, but it all seemed too calculated and almost robotic, and she was rewarded with a lukewarm response from the audience. Unlike Salerno-Sonnenberg, whose Tchaikovsky had me bouncing in my seat and was interrupted by thunderous applause after the first movement.
Her recent project of 27 pieces of newer short works is impressive from a conceptual point of view, and I'm sure it is executed very well, although I do not care for some of the music. She knows one thousand times more about music than I ever will, and I respect her a great deal. However, for the most part, I'd rather hear her speak than play.
Peace,
Tom E
berate is 8 and benign is 9
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- With all due respect - madisonears 22:14:33 10/12/14 (1)
- Wow - this reminds me of the Shostakovitch Hate-Fest we had a couple of months ago [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 22:56:11 10/12/14 (0)
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