Re: For Piano Lovers
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- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 13:30:16 -0700 (PDT)
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On May 31, 11:17 am, JohnGavin <dagd...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The CBC is worth having for items like the Strauss-Godowsky Standchen,
the "Etude Macabre" the 2 Java selections, but the Hyperion has the
big Sonata which is a flawed but fascinating piece. I wouldn't want
to be without either.
The CBC also has the wonderful Prelude and Fugue for Left Hand Alone,
which always blows me away.
Yes, and I'm particularly interested in left-hand-only music, due to that
tendon problem in my right hand which afflicted me about thirty years ago
after my too-assiduous practicing of the Liszt Sonata. The two best LH
solo recitals I know are by Leon Fleisher on Sony, and Michel Béroff on
EMI.
Part of the reason I'm so happy to hear about the Strauss-Godowsky Waltz
Paraphrases by Hamelin is that finally we'll get a good performance of the
Gypsy Baron. Leon Fleisher's on Sony is such a serious poker faced
interpretation - so literal and stodgy. Completely miscast in this music.
I can see how you think so, but I'd say "deadpan," which has its points too.
Think of the difference between, say, Red Skelton and Leslie Nielsen.
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Since Gypsy Baron is a Viennese waltz, a better analogy would be
dancers: Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth (in their prime) vs. Lawrence
Welk and the Champagne Lady Norma Zimmer (in their 80s)
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