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In Reply to: RE: OK, So Who Are the Most OVER-rated Pianists? posted by John Marks on November 24, 2014 at 16:24:41
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Feverishness is supposed to be the exception, not the rule....
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. . . I might have agreed with you if the incarnation of that recording I still had was the original LP - dayum those inner grooves! ;-)
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But in all seriousness, I'd concede that there IS an impatience audible in parts of Martha's rendition of the Sonata (e.g., the slashing of the grand pause just before the slow section at the end), but I still love it anyway! I rank her rendition very high among the recordings (and live performances) I've heard, but my faves are currently Khatia (Buniatishvili) and Pogo.
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That makes two of us. Her Lugano Concerts are a sublime treat, one and all.
I was fortunate to see Manahem Pressler with the Beaux Arts trio AND in a series of solo recitals at the National Gallery of Art in DC in the late 80s. Pressler was a pupil of Egon Petri, and he could play anything. His sense of color and beautiful peddling were a marvel. I remember a brief comment he made to the audience before playing Ravel, something about the works being full of elegance and grace. Many modern pianists just don't seem to get this, and they likewise miss the easy lilt and playfulness of a Chopin Mazurka or the sighs of regret that can come through a reading of a late Brahms intermezzo. Masters like Argerich, Freire, Woodward, Fou Ts'ong... they do. At least to my ears, my mind, and my sensibilities.
I'm not primarily a classical guy. I'm a jazz guy, and my two favorite
classical pianists are Argerich and Pletnev. Primarily, I think, because
there seems to be some - perhaps a lot - of improvisation in their playing.
Not improvisation as a jazz player would define it, but improv within the
clear limits of the piece being played.
Stop that right now!
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