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  • Re: Cortot's extra long performance of Mendelssohn's Variations Serieus

    From Herman@21:1/5 to Mandryka on Sat Mar 4 11:04:30 2023
    On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 7:40:54 PM UTC+1, Mandryka wrote:
    On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:37:07 PM UTC, Mandryka wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8zb9H9KoY&ab_channel=SadanoriKobinata

    I have it on Vol 23 of the Anniversary Edition, so 1950 -51. I really like it and went to look on youtube and found it's a minute longer than his other performances there, none of which I've heard.

    Dan brought up Richter's a few weeks ago, I think Cortot here gives him a run for his money in terms of conception if not in terms of execution.
    And listen to the hallucinogenic, psychedelic playing around 10:05 - he must have had a puff of one of his opium cheroots before playing.

    It's a good performance, except the finale is a bit too much for Cortot at that age.
    I have other favourites.

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  • From Mandryka@21:1/5 to Mandryka on Sat Mar 4 10:40:51 2023
    On Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 6:37:07 PM UTC, Mandryka wrote:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8zb9H9KoY&ab_channel=SadanoriKobinata

    I have it on Vol 23 of the Anniversary Edition, so 1950 -51. I really like it and went to look on youtube and found it's a minute longer than his other performances there, none of which I've heard.

    Dan brought up Richter's a few weeks ago, I think Cortot here gives him a run for his money in terms of conception if not in terms of execution.

    And listen to the hallucinogenic, psychedelic playing around 10:05 - he must have had a puff of one of his opium cheroots before playing.

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  • From HT@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 4 13:04:31 2023
    Op zaterdag 4 maart 2023 om 19:37:07 UTC+1 schreef Mandryka:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8zb9H9KoY&ab_channel=SadanoriKobinata

    I have it on Vol 23 of the Anniversary Edition, so 1950 -51. I really like it and went to look on youtube and found it's a minute longer than his other performances there, none of which I've heard.

    Dan brought up Richter's a few weeks ago, I think Cortot here gives him a run for his money in terms of conception if not in terms of execution.

    Thanks. I prefer Cortot's version with the exception of Var. 16, although even Richter's Var. 16 isn't among my favourites (a.o. Horowitz, Magaloff).

    Henk

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