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| Classical Music for Aficionados Yes, I have that Pletnev recording made on Rachmaninoff's Steinway. In addition to Rachmaninoff, it also includes Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.Matsuev played this piano in 2013, says it was a gift from Steinway in 1929.http://matsuev.com/e... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have Kenneth Gilbert's recordings of Rameau, very nice.And I used to have Wanda Landowska's 1933 recording of the Goldbergs.But these days I prefer piano to harpsichord.Perhaps if it were LIVE I would appreciate harpsichord more.The dean of U of... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I share your love for the Goldberg Variations. There are so many recordings, the one I listen to most is Gavrilov. I used to listen to a lot of Bach choral music, but these days one piano is enough. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados More Edward Saidthis article contains the description of Saint Saens playing Siegfried at Wagner's home Cosmic Ambition Edward Said October 20, 2011 Edward Said Johann Sebastian Bach: The Learned Musician by Christoph Wolffhttps://outline.com/f... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Wagner, Barenboim, Said, Israelquote from Said article In any event, Wagner’s works in Israel have by common consent been left unperformed, until 7 July, 2001. Barenboim is head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Berlin State Ope... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados JimYes I have read your story about Saint Saens and Wagner.Edward Said wrote a slightly different version of this story. Said says Saint Saens was visiting Wagner at Beyreuth, and that Liszt was also there. (Wagner's wife Cosima was Liszt's daugh... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I am not into "crash and bang", and I include some of Liszt in that category.My favorite Liszt recordings are Nelson Freire, Liszt: Harmonies Du SoirBarenboim, Nocturni - Consolations - Sonetti del PetrarcaAnnees, played by Arrau, Cicollini, Lazar... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Re: Janacek, MackerrasNow listening: Janacek, Capriccio - Conertino (piano & chamber orchestra)- Sonate - Conte - Presto Features Mikhail Rudy, Pierre Amoyal, Gary Hoffman, and soloists of Orchestra of the National Opera of Paris conducted by... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados RE: JanacekNow listening to Slavka Pechocova, excellent.Could not find a free torrent download of Firkuskny.This review prefers Pechocova to Schiff.https://www.amazon.com/Janacek-Piano-Works-Sonata-Overgrown/dp/B002XG8KHO | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados SchubertI share your weariness of Beethoven Symphonies.But recently I listened to Idil Biret playing the Liszt transcriptions, and it was deja vu all over again. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados SudbinHe has recorded some Beethoven as well as the Scriabin you mention. I have his Haydn and Scarlotti, both of which I love. Now downloading Borodin, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich - \ Russian Cello Sonatas Yevgeny Sudbin, Alexander Chaushian 201... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados It was Shaun Hern Lee age 16 from Australia who played Rach3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8qHMNTjm4g | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados pardon me, I think that was Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados For those who fear the death of classical music, please watch this.Eva Gevorgyan, age 15, plays Rachmaninov 3d Concerto at the 2019 Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition.Skip the video to 36:30 where she makes her entrance.https://www.pia... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados JimI have that Lesley Howard collection, quite remarkable.I have read that Howard initially planned for 90 discs, and as the years of the project went by, more Liszt was discovered, and the project had to be expanded, ultimately taking 13 years.Of... |