From Mandryka@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 28 06:45:30 2022
There's a large number of expressive indications in the score -- dolente, expressif et profond, joyeux, apassionate, animate, doux. Michael Korstick seems to have a grasp of that side of the music at least
Pascal Rogé caught my attention as someone with interesting ideas but somehow not quite pulling them off -- as if he wasn't a good enough pianist to execute. But I'm not really listening properly now, got to meet go out to have tea with some friends.
From Mandryka@21:1/5 to Mandryka on Wed Dec 28 21:40:56 2022
On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 5:35:57 AM UTC, Mandryka wrote:
Something I read about Bonaventura in a comment on YouTube. When he recorded the etudes he wanted each book to be presented with no tracks, no gaps, between the etudes. Presumably he thought of the books as cycles.
The Cassard piano has been a real ear opener. The uniform timbre so many piano players get out of their modern Steinways doesn’t do the music any favours IMO. The other thing I’ve learned is how important dynamic shading is in the music.
From Mandryka@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 28 21:35:54 2022
Something I read about Bonaventura in a comment on YouTube. When he recorded the etudes he wanted each book to be presented with no tracks, no gaps, between the etudes. Presumably he thought of the books as cycles.
The Cassard piano has been a real ear opener. The uniform timbre so many piano players get out of their modern Steinways doesn’t do the music any favours IMO. The other thing I’ve learned is how important dynamic shading is in the music.