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In Reply to: RE: interpretation is very subjective posted by Analog Scott on August 30, 2021 at 19:34:32
The acid test for any seemingly attractive musician is to listen to performances audio-only (no video)..... It often reveals how mediocre some of these performers really are..........
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Katja, Yuja and Beatrice sure ain't mediocre
I cannot speak for others, but musically speaking, I was never wow'ed by anything Yuja Wang has performed......
But then again, I was never wow'ed by Daniel Barenboim...... Or conductor Carlos Kleiber.......
I agree, as I have seen Khatia Buniatshvili live and she was excellent. A very exciting performer.
"I agree, as I have seen Khatia Buniatshvili live and she was excellent. A very exciting performer."Unlike some other performers mentioned here, I've been impressed with Khatia...... My main complaint with her is she too often chooses tempos that are "fast" for my liking.... (I have a similar complaint about Martha Argerich... ) If she took some works a little slower, the Beethoven Concerto One for example, she'd be phenomenal.
Link is to an excellent performance of the Schumann Concerto with Paavo Jarvi and NHK...... (Although it was not exactly the best accompaniment I've heard with this concerto..... In fact, at the very end, the horn player played the familiar "horn call" several bars too late, I think it even distracted Khatia for a split second........ ) Enjoy!
Edits: 09/01/21
Good to see appreciative and insightful comments on Yuja Wang, leaving aside her physical appearance (if that's not too difficult).
She is definitely not a key-slapper. When I first heard a concert by Ashkenazy I was shocked by the key-slapping; you could see his somewhat flat fingers splash onto the keys to produce a loud splat. Still hear that in his recordings.
Yuja has better control over the keyboard than anyone today I can think of; she is close to Moravec and Michelangeli, maybe even Richter. The care with which she tapers a diminuendo is amazing.
She is a thinking musician, with a sound ideal of what she wants, not just the notes. When I first heard her recording of Petroushka, I thought,
'Sounds like Boulez and the Cleveland.' Later read an interview in which she said she was trying to sound like that performance.
You may also notice in some of her recordings with Orchestra, the piano is not as loud as with other pianists. Again, a deliberate attempt to achieve the most musical balance, rather than assuming the piano is the all important voice on the stage, no matter what.
Now back to her dresses and skirts....
I can set them up and post them. I used to do it quite often over on the Steve Hoffman forums
I wouldn't mind doing that..... Especially if the performers' names are not disclosed...... I just need to be familiar with the music performed.
Not just pianists, but any musician or conductor.......
hopefully we will get a lot of participants. It became pretty popular at the Steve Hoffman forums. Might be a little while though. I'm doing a lot of 15 hour days on this job in Cleveland..
You should take that extra money, and attend a few Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance Hall...... I don't know how close you are to University Circle and Case Western Reserve Univ., the place is on Euclid Ave. ......... It's a majestic edifice.........
We were going to move to Georgia at the end of September but we may be staying now until late October.
The last time I checked, concerts were on..... Although the subscription season does start in late October, in my recollections......I need to visit Cleveland..... It has been about 27 years since I've been there..... I need to attend the renovated hall.... I'm only familiar with the place prior to the renovation.
Edits: 09/04/21
When I listen to babe performances via audio only, I'm often surprised at how truly excellent they really are! ;-)
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