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In Reply to: Worry about the threat of rain? posted by MichaelV8 on March 22, 2012 at 12:38:41:
Hi, Michael - In order to quote chapter and verse, it would be necessary for me to re-listen and make notes as to who transgressed where. Unfortunately, my schedule is not allowing for this right now. I listened to three recordings of Carnaval the night before last, but all I can offer is general impressions. Mitsuko Uchida was OK, but no more than that - I feel that her application of rubato does not flow naturally, and in general, I feel that she is one of those "earnest" pianists who should stick with Mozart. With Alfred Cortot, the question as to how many mistakes is too much will surely arise, and, in this work, it's just beyond my acceptability threshold. In addition to some ravishing sections, he's got other sections which sound, frankly, amateurish - he was one of the ones I had in mind when I made my "not technically up to snuff" claim. The other one I listened to was Arrau, in a mono recording in which he shows considerably more energy than he does on his later Philips recordings. Nevertheless, I've never found his articulation to be impressive or ideally clean, and although he's not bad here, he's not the best either.
As I say, I just don't have the time to listen to more right now. If I were trying to choose the best Carnaval among those I've heard, I guess I might choose the live Michelangeli performance on Testament (recorded before his playing had ossified into something considerably less spontaneous). Egorov is pretty good too, but recorded with too much resonance, which inhibits the audible clarity of his articulation. (Too bad!) I haven't listened to Kuleshov's performance in a long time, but I remember that one as being good too. The are a couple I haven't heard which MIGHT be very fine, such as Primakov's. Actually, there are too many to hear - as Rachmaninoff said, music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime isn't enough for music. And BTW, Rachmaninoff's recording is in a class of its own, but you have to put up with the ancient sound quality.
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Follow Ups
- 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)
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