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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 13 2007, 01:03 PM (177 Views) | |
| George K | Apr 13 2007, 01:03 PM Post #1 |
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On the recommendation of some here, I've been purchasing the Piano Sonatas of Beethoven as recorded by Andras Schiff. Just wanted to say thanks for the recommendation. I am thoroughly enjoying them! I just finished listening to Op. 49 (I know, I know), and found his interpretations to be revelatory. He plays them in the style that probably would have been appopriate for the day. The repeat of the exposition is ornamented with trills and turns not done the first time. In every iteration of the Rondo of Op 49 #1 he does it just a bit differently, even though the (Henle) score doesn't indicate it. Wonderful performances. Very different from the four-square interpretations of Brendel and others. |
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| Tav D | Apr 13 2007, 03:27 PM Post #2 |
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I agree Schiff's are good. I recently acquired a few volumes of Paul Lewis's Beethoven cycle. Really excellent playing. I recommend his interpretations. |
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| plays88keys | Apr 13 2007, 03:53 PM Post #3 |
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George, I was taught that when you are playing a piece with repeats, it is customary to make the repeat different in some fashion to keep it interesting. I am doing just that right now on the Mozart sonata I'm studying. |
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| David Burton | Apr 13 2007, 08:24 PM Post #4 |
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Senior Carp
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What George mentioned about the way Schiff played Beethoven repeats is certainly even more the mannered thing for Mozart, Haydn, Clementi, etc. Sticking to the score is important but it is not everything. Some still like the particularly mechanical way the early Glenn Gould played Bach. I used to as well. Then I gained some emotional maturity and could no longer stand it. Although I don’t feel similar about Brendel’s playing – I still like his Schubert very much – I do believe there are more interesting players. |
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| bachophile | Apr 13 2007, 09:15 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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in my playing, that amounts to making different mistakes in each set. i guess thats also makes it interesting. not. |
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| Phlebas | Apr 14 2007, 05:04 AM Post #6 |
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I should really sit down and listen to his Beethoven playing. The only Beethoven I've heard of his were the snippets of demonstrations in the Beethoven Sonata lectures people posted here, PW, etc. I liked what I heard a lot -especially his approach to ornaments. His playing was the highlight of some pretty pedestrian lectures. I wished he would have just shut up and played. |
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