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Schumann piano cont.

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Carnaval. Right now, I'm listening to Artur Rubinstein's version. A very whiz bang performance with rarely a clunker note. But something is missing. It seems as if he is playing this as a challenge or a competition in some of the movements.

There is some bit of Schumann's soul that he is bypassing, compared to some other, perhaps less perfect in some ways, versions. I have noticed this in some other virtuoso performers. Perlman is one. Primo technical facility, but a shallower emotional affinity.

Perhaps, I'm all wet here. How would I know what Schumann's soul was striving for? A ridiculous statement, no?


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Topic - Schumann piano cont. - MichaelV8 17:08:03 03/18/12 (58)

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