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To be released in August: a 2-CD set of the Janáček Piano Music with babe pianist (from Luxembourg) Cathy Krier - one of the most babeliocious pianists I've seen in a long time (well, at least for a few months!). Rudolf Firkušný, prepare to be eclipsed! ;-) (Or. . . maybe not - Cathy's earlier recital featuring Scarlatti, Haydn, Chopin, et al, seemed just a bit on the notey side. I'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt on this new Janáček album however!) It also seems strange that this album is titled "Leos Janáček - The Piano" - did they mean "The Piano MUSIC"???
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Hey Chris,
I play classical guitar and here is my babe guitarist. Also she is an incredible guitarist
Alan
Sorry Chris
Ana Vidovic
She was born in Croatia and I think in her middle 30's
She has her own website and quite a few videos on the site and utube
Alan
Yes - I agree she's a wonderful guitarist - I've encountered some of her performances on YT as well as on Spotify. I'm not a guitarist as you are, but I've never heard a better performance of "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" than Ana's!
What is interesting about her tremolo on Recuerdos is the standard tremolo is thumb, index, middle and ring which is pima. She uses thumb, middle index middle which is pmim. She does not use her ring finger very much in her playing which is contrary to all teaching methods. But I guess when you are a child prodigy like she was you can get away with breaking the rules
Alan
My apologies up front for going off topic here.
Chet Atkins' style of playing, using up to 4 fingers of his right hand, was influenced by Merle Travis, whom he had heard on the radio but never seen.
Atkins was surprised when he eventually learned that Travis only used only his thumb and index finger. It was not possible for Atkins (or most humans for that matter) to play like Travis. All guitar players should check out some Travis youtube videos and be inspired and humbled.
Here are some recent releases that haven't been mentioned here, I think:
A really nice Elgar disc from Ms. Manoukian whose previous release was a fine Shostakovich Violin Concerto #1.
Or this:
As you can see this is a delightful disc of piano bon-bons by Lara Downes.
Next up is a disc of Faure and Saint-saens violin music with Deborah Nemtanu which I found quite enchanting:
Here is an interesting piano recital by Alexandra Silocea, whose previous release was the first five Prokofiev sonatas:
For woodwind admirers here is a really superb recording of the complete chamber music for clarinet by Brahms with clarinetist Laura Ruiz Ferreres. You might want to check out her website.
I've saved the best music for last. This is the latest Katherine Bryan release from Linn -- flute concertos by Christopher Rouse and Jacques Ibert. This is really awesome stuff.
I agree the future is bright with upcoming releases by Yuga Wang (movie soundtrack), Alessandra Ammara, Laure Favre-Kahn, Lusine Khachatryan and still-babe pianist Helene Grimaud ready to entertain and enlighten us.
that you didn't include this:
can't find this anywhere. Thanks.
I believe its scheduled for release this summer.
John Corigliano's violin concerto 'The Red Violin' originated as the score to a film about a violin by one of the Old Italian master-builders, and its journeys around the world throughout three centuries. While working on the film score, Corigliano also produced a one-movement concert version of it, which he later expanded into a full-scale concerto in four movements. The son of a violinist, Corigliano’s aim was to write a concerto in a style his father would have wanted to play, and he has managed to do so without sacrificing any of the music's communicative qualities, or its wealth of colours, emotions and atmospheres. The work is coupled here with a concerto of a similar broad appeal, composed by Jaakko Kuusisto, who is a highly respected violinist in his own right, as well as conductor. In his liner notes, Kuusisto recounts how he had toyed with the idea of writing a violin concerto for several years, but that the project only came into fruition after a commission from his colleague Elina Vähälä, and the liberating prospect of composing a work for another performer than himself. Appearing for the first time on BIS, the acclaimed violinist Elina Vähäla has a wide-ranging career, both geographically and in terms of repertoire. She made her début at the age of twelve, performing as a soloist with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, which lends her spirited support on the present disc, and also performs the orchestral piece Leika. Using the Icelandic word for ‘play’ as its title, Kuusisto’s composition displays a playfulness and wealth of colours that makes it a perfect curtain raiser for this appealing disc
There's a very good version with Joshua Bell and the Baltimore Symphony under the baton of Marin Alsop. Good performance and high sq.
Happy listening,
Jim
"The passage of my life is measured out in shirts."
- Brian Eno
nt
I really like that Catherine Manoukian cover of the Elgar Concerto you included (a larger version is below), with that reflection of her husband (who conducts on this recording) glowering threateningly in the mirror - I love it! ;-)
Back to Cathy Krier just for a second: when my wife saw the photos on her Janacek album in my OP, she commented, "God! These people look like models - not musicians!" ;-)
It's good to see woodwind players get in on the action, too.
... but now I feel inclined to listen blindfolded.
NT
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