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In Reply to: RE: Slow performances of the Brahms Second Concerto sound. . . flabby posted by Chris from Lafayette on April 29, 2012 at 23:36:11
performing his own works. Although there were plenty of wrong notes, Schnabel reports Brahms "played in the grand manner" I doubt Brahms the pianist would get by the first round of today's competitions either.
I note with interest that an 18 year old Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli placed 7th in his first competition, the 1938 Ysaye. Winner was Gilels, then 21.
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Yes - good points. In Earl Wild's memoirs, he mentions that he worked with a professor who had heard Brahms play, and the verdict was that when Brahms played chamber music, not only did he play a lot of wrong notes, but he would often play so loudly that he drowned out the other instruments!
I can't resist pointing out that Michelangeli and Gilels had quite a bit more finish to their playing than Schnabel did, even though Gilels was a bit wild himself in his youthful playing.
I wonder if he was as much a perfectionist at the age of 18 as he was in his later years.
Can't say - the earliest ABM recordings I've heard are from 1948.
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