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In Reply to: RE: Are music critics to be ignored? posted by tinear on November 16, 2014 at 07:43:50
Objective performance standards would be worthless to me. Lang Lang has extraordinary technique, but leaves me cold, whereas Artur Rubinstein, at the end of his career, made frequent mistakes but left his audiences in a swoon.
I used to say, "No one ever made a statue to a critic," until someone here pointed out that there *is* a statue of a critic somewhere. A good critic can bring a lot to the table, such as how to approach a difficult piece; how to *get* it. Alex Ross is one of those. His book "And the Rest is Noise" on 20th century music is brilliant.
Critics can help, but use your own ears.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
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> > Objective performance standards would be worthless to me. Lang Lang has extraordinary technique, but leaves me cold, whereas Artur Rubinstein, at the end of his career, made frequent mistakes but left his audiences in a swoon.> >
But Rubinstein, even at the end of his career still got the vast majority of the notes right. Certainly this is of some value no?
Lang Lang leaves you cold? Lang Lang is a lot of things but cold is not one of them IMO.
You are too kind, Bill Way. Lang Lang is a creation of DG and is a banger. I've heard him a few times in the radio, not knowing who was playing, and each time was struck by the lack of color, sensitivity and musicality of his playing.
I know - he's got it all, but there is something about his playing and how I hear music that just doesn't connect. I've heard his recordings, and heard him play two recitals; it just doesn't work for me. Aren't you glad I'm not a critic?
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
Lang Lang is hardly a creation of DG. And while he does have his moments of being a "banger" it is hardly something he does consistently. Frankly many beloved and critically acclaimed established old guard pianists were far more guilty of being bangers. But if you are old (or better yet dead) white and European or even better Russian then that banging is genius.
Agreed. I didn't mean to objectify my opinion or taste:)
A number of so called greats leave me cold. I can take or (mostly) leave Pollini and certainly go without Brendel. One man's meat...
Was driving along, turned on the radio and heard this completely amateurish performance of Kinderszenen - it turned out to be Bang Bang!
BUT, as I mentioned in a previous post, the guy does have his moments sometimes.
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