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In Reply to: Schumann piano cont. posted by MichaelV8 on March 18, 2012 at 17:08:03:
. . . but I consider several of the names mentioned in this thread so far to be technically weak. It's very well to say that a given pianist may not be the greatest technician but is able to get to the heart of the music - but IMHO a certain minimum technical standard is required, and for my money, some pianists do not meet that standard on their recordings. Schumann's music is particularly revealing of technical lapses, every bit as much as it's revealing of any lack of interpretive poetry. I can't stomach some pianists' dogged traversal of these demanding works, and in most cases, I feel the reasons for their failure are technical as much as interpretive.
Then, there are also some surprising failures by pianists who have technique to burn - I'm thinking of some of Marc Andre Hamelin's Schumann recordings, which combine sections of absolutely miraculous playing with sections of indifferent interpretation. Maddening!
Having said that, I do have certain pianists I trust in this repertoire, and they're mostly Russian, starting with the big one - that would be Richter. Even Richter is surpassed in some works however. Others would include Demidenko, Lugansky, Volodos, Postnikova (if you can find her recording of Kreisleriana), Egorov, then, moving westward, Pogorelich and Lazic. In the Noveletten the French pianist, Claire Desert, has a great recording.
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Follow Ups
- Not to rain on anyone else's parade. . . - Chris from Lafayette 22:55:11 03/19/12 (31)
- Who are the "technically weak" performers that you're talking about? - pbarach 15:00:49 03/22/12 (3)
- See below [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:29:53 03/22/12 (2)
- RE: See below [nt] - pbarach 16:15:29 03/22/12 (1)
- You're right, but still. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:53:47 03/22/12 (0)
- Worry about the threat of rain? - MichaelV8 12:38:41 03/22/12 (10)
- RE: Worry about the threat of rain? - Chris from Lafayette 15:26:57 03/22/12 (8)
- Did you listen to Novaes? - kuma 17:46:14 03/22/12 (5)
- Have not heard the Novaes recording - Chris from Lafayette 10:22:04 03/23/12 (2)
- Thanks! Who's your reference for the Op.9? - kuma 13:00:02 03/23/12 (1)
- A couple of posts above this one [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:04:32 03/24/12 (0)
- RE: Did you listen to Novaes? - MichaelV8 18:31:34 03/22/12 (1)
- It's a dollar record I found.. - kuma 20:16:11 03/22/12 (0)
- Everyone respects the the input of musicians on music - MichaelV8 17:27:39 03/22/12 (1)
- I appreciate your post - Chris from Lafayette 10:19:32 03/23/12 (0)
- Agreed... - kuma 14:45:05 03/22/12 (0)
- RE: Not to rain on anyone else's parade. . . - Markgar 17:50:25 03/21/12 (1)
- I have not heard her playing - thanks for the tip [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 19:58:40 03/21/12 (0)
- So which ones are technically weak to play the Op.9?. . . - kuma 08:41:19 03/20/12 (2)
- Before I start spreading negativity. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:49:07 03/20/12 (1)
- It would interesting read how you analise the score. . . - kuma 08:06:39 03/21/12 (0)
- RE: Not to rain on anyone else's parade. . . - ahendler 07:46:24 03/20/12 (2)
- RE: Moravec - layman 07:56:48 03/20/12 (0)
- He does indeed! - I was thinking of solo works in my post [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 07:56:41 03/20/12 (0)
- Schumann difficult - layman 07:36:19 03/20/12 (0)
- RE: Hamelin - Paul_A 06:21:40 03/20/12 (6)
- No question, Hamelin is a virtuoso - Chris from Lafayette 07:51:38 03/20/12 (5)
- RE: No question, Hamelin is a virtuoso - jult52 09:46:27 03/21/12 (0)
- I couldn't put my finger on it. - Mali 11:26:46 03/20/12 (1)
- Yup - that's the one I was referring to - Chris from Lafayette 11:43:43 03/20/12 (0)
- RE: texture, phrasing, and interpretive choices - Paul_A 08:12:37 03/20/12 (1)
- No doubt, it's complex - Chris from Lafayette 11:08:30 03/20/12 (0)
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