Brahms Through Schiff & Solti

Brahms Through Schiff & Solti

Now it's Schiff with Solti playing the Brahms D minor via Rdio. Georg really slowing down the 2nd theme. Gould was right that his infamous "slow" version committed no particular tempo sin except essentially keeping it intact. Of course it would be easy to make this observation (aural equivalent) every time I hear this concerto, but I can't think of anyone off the top if my head who really subverts it; who takes, for example, the opening theme at a breakneck and then really slows it down, or completely genuflects at the piano's entrance. I'll have to do some listening.

Fred Hersch is a beautiful player. This is an interesting and well-written expo of his recent tribulations, which I very much wish he hadn't had to go through.

Thanks to @concertmarvel for bringing this to my attention.

Exactly what I saw in the Keys, night diving, about 15 years ago... except they were looking straight at me. What does this have to do with piano? Um. Um. Alternating key-like patterns on their bodies?

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As promised, here is Mr Szokolay playing that delightful K.9 of Scarlatti. Whether or not it's everything you want it to be, it has some tight dynamic and juice: an enthusiasm for putting the key down into the keybed.

A couple of new Henle editions today. My old edition of the Nocturnes (Poland 1951) did not include the posthumous c# minor so there's my excuse.

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Jean Barraque: Sonate pour Piano

Complete playlist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJqQk3mgpYY&feature=PlayList&p=9B7A6357A2E821FA&index=0&playnext=1