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10 Piano Concertos
Nice to see Julian again posting his usual pithy and witty musings
In the meantime I'm dedicating time to the 10 piano concertos that Gramophone highlighted in its August 2016 edition by asking 10 pianist to provide a one-page essay on one of the ten concertos. First... Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Nelson Freire (piano) Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly A superb interpretation of this four-movement 50-minute masterpiece. I enjoyed listening more closely to the third movement that Nicholas Angelich highlighted a duet between the piano and the principal cello. Very nice. |
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10 Piano Concertos
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Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major Krystian Zimerman (piano) Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez In his essay Pierre-Laurent Aimard says the best "French" orchestra is the Cleveland Orchestra |
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If one listens to this trio version on its own merits, then it's a perfectly fine piece of chamber music, but it certainly loses a lot of the richness and polyphony of either the sextet or full string orchestra versions. Very good playing and sound.
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Rachmaninoff 3 - Tchaikovsky 1
Martha Argerich RSO Berlin, Riccardo Chailly & Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Kirill Kondrashin Very good performances here. Good remaster also.
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Hope to cook for you in Belgium very soon!!
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The Etudes are fine, but the Trio is a little too abrasive for my taste. Sound is superb.
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Monsieur de Sainte Colombe - Pièces de viole
Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba Thomas Botsen, theorbo & baroque guitar Superb album with touching music from this mysterious composer. The playing is really excellent. Good recording (Belgium, 2005).
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Guy's recording of the last 3 Sonatas made an interesting contrast to Michael Korstick's recording that I listened to yesterday. Guy is just as powerful in the forte passages, but he doesn't seem to bang as hard as Korstick, and the quiet passages sound more ethereal than with Korstick. Guy also has far better sound, which just goes to show that SACD audio is not a guarantee of good sound, as there are so many other variables, such as mics, the room, the instrument, the player...
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