When u explore zum ov da legendary GOLDEN AGE recz ov mofoz u begin to realize dat dey played many zheeyatz dat haf zince faded from da rep
Overall mozt ov deze piecez zeem lyk dey haf faded becuz dey iz either -
‘Empty virtuozity’ ‘Zentimental’ ‘Juz fun n not zeriouz’
I wud argue dat todayz concert rep iz TOO ZERIOUZ - not dat zonz n Bach etc iz bad…juz dat we need mo balance.
I lyk da analogy ov a concert bein lyk a 3 courze meal - includin appetizahz , main courze , n dezert.
Da piece dat zeemz to haf had da BIGGEZT fall ov all iz diz -
Hehe yeah - that’s her very first recording. She did it at her own expense, just hiring the studio to make a private record for her own use, but the Parlophone people were so impressed that instead of charging her they offered her a contract.
I love Joyce as a pianist, but in this particular study I prefer Hamelin. I think she’s too dry, and without the character and pianistic fluency of MAH.
Anton Ruby appear to haf been played zumwut in da rep at dat tym but almoz cumpletely faded apart from hiz Melody + ztaccato etude + conc in d minah pozz.
Da Buz chaconne has a few overly-thick spots with some unpleasant added dissonances by Busoni, it would have been more tasteful in Liszt’s version if that ever materialized
Da Brahms is completely ineffective, and does not sound good on the piano at all, imho