Which pianist's technique aged the most gracefully/furiously

[da_zepp]

@DA COMME IZ BACK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crprL4skrY4

Will be intereztin do c how diz legend alzo mature

Diz rec fuckin legendary along wiz hiz feuz follzz

ahahaha due to yo random prolonged abzence, da VICE-CHAIR find it incumbent upon hiz bad zelf to re-educate yo azz in termz of da curren ZTATE OF DE ART in PENIZM:

[Sub 4min Liszt TE8 tru (FUCK!) XxTREME WaRnInG (SD-17 rated) - Membahz recs - Da SDC)

[Brewtality]

haha, still ownz all.

[festinfurious]

@Brewtality

@festinfurious

@Brewtality

The best thing is how everyone on YT criticises his SS2 opening. Shows the hypocrisy that’s inherent in the “composer’s intent” urtext crew. They’re fine with following the composer’s intent, so long as it accords with their own personal preferences, then they try to make up excuses.

Yes, I think some of them are just intellectually embarassing themselves. Brendel HR2 he can’t even play the rh scales a tempo and has to “compromise”. Great respect for the composer’s intention there and the less said about his hilarious simplifications at the end the better.

Although with him I give him credit for being on Liszt’s side. And randomly, one of my favourite Liszt sonatas is the one he did on Vox. However, all copies of that Norma fantasy need to be destroyed. It’s possibly the most unforgiveable cut I’ve ever heard. Second would be Bolet’s in the Prok 2 cadenza.

Yes, that cut is absolutely unforgiveable. It’s not just the musical point the entire B major has been building up to, it’s also in a wider context Liszt’s pianistic metacommentary on Thalberg.

[Ashley_Tervort]

@da zepp cummah

@DA COMME IZ BACK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crprL4skrY4

Will be intereztin do c how diz legend alzo mature

Diz rec fuckin legendary along wiz hiz feuz follzz

ahahaha due to yo random prolonged abzence, da VICE-CHAIR find it incumbent upon hiz bad zelf to re-educate yo azz in termz of da curren ZTATE OF DE ART in PENIZM:

[Sub 4min Liszt TE8 tru (FUCK!) XxTREME WaRnInG (SD-17 rated) - Membahz recs - Da SDC)

FUCKKKKK

[Brewtality]

@DA COMME IZ BACK

@Brewtality

I criticise them. Also playing a whole set of Chopin etudes or Rachmaninoff preludes (or worst, both cough Kultyshev). I’m not sure the last time I heard a really well put together programme. I might have a look through and see if anything stands out.

A prime ZIFF complete chopetz rectal wud haf been juz inzane

Yes, THAT would’ve been interesting, but I can’t think of any other pianist who could make me wanna sit through that programme. Maybe Hofmann or Rachmaninoff, or Horowitz from the 20s or 30s.

[Ashley_Tervort]

BUT

DIZREZPEC FO BEIN UN ED

[Ashley_Tervort]

@Brewtality

@DA COMME IZ BACK

@Brewtality

I criticise them. Also playing a whole set of Chopin etudes or Rachmaninoff preludes (or worst, both cough Kultyshev). I’m not sure the last time I heard a really well put together programme. I might have a look through and see if anything stands out.

A prime ZIFF complete chopetz rectal wud haf been juz inzane

Yes, THAT would’ve been interesting, but I can’t think of any other pianist who could make me wanna sit through that programme. Maybe Hofmann or Rachmaninoff, or Horowitz from the 20s or 30s.

dA FRIEDRICE LHEVINNE n MOIZTWITCH alzo golden era candidatez

[xsdc]

@da zepp cummah

@DA COMME IZ BACK

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crprL4skrY4

Will be intereztin do c how diz legend alzo mature

Diz rec fuckin legendary along wiz hiz feuz follzz

ahahaha due to yo random prolonged abzence, da VICE-CHAIR find it incumbent upon hiz bad zelf to re-educate yo azz in termz of da curren ZTATE OF DE ART in PENIZM:

[Sub 4min Liszt TE8 tru (FUCK!) XxTREME WaRnInG (SD-17 rated) - Membahz recs - Da SDC)

How is this a joke performance when it’s essentially identical to the Berman sheeyat you loved???

[Brewtality]

da TM has a reputation to maintain, which harzhly would be destroyed if any juror or record excec or concert agent read any of hiz recent Lolita poztz.

[Brewtality]

@DA COMME IZ BACK

@Brewtality

@DA COMME IZ BACK

@Brewtality

I criticise them. Also playing a whole set of Chopin etudes or Rachmaninoff preludes (or worst, both cough Kultyshev). I’m not sure the last time I heard a really well put together programme. I might have a look through and see if anything stands out.

A prime ZIFF complete chopetz rectal wud haf been juz inzane

Yes, THAT would’ve been interesting, but I can’t think of any other pianist who could make me wanna sit through that programme. Maybe Hofmann or Rachmaninoff, or Horowitz from the 20s or 30s.

dA FRIEDRICE LHEVINNE n MOIZTWITCH alzo golden era candidatez

Friedman would be in the Cziffra vein, Lhevinne would be worth hearing in the SD sheeyats but not in da lyrical sheeyatz. Da Moizt, I don’t think I’d sit through him in a complete chopets programme, even in his prime.

[da_zepp]

@festinfurious

Yes, I think some of them are just intellectually embarassing themselves. Brendel HR2 he can’t even play the rh scales a tempo and has to “compromise”. Great respect for the composer’s intention there and the less said about his hilarious simplifications at the end the better.

ahahahah FUCK!!!

da BENDOVAH, i alwayz thought diz mofo had a very legit priztine tech, pozz even ANTZNEZT-level, but zhorly bettah den da KAZTLE

tho da KAZTLE cud admittedly play da full RAPPAH 2, i iz zumwut convinced

[da_zepp]

@xsdc

How is this a joke performance when it’s essentially identical to the Berman sheeyat you loved???

ahahahah diz identity confuzo

da zepp vil confirm da BEAR actually nevah had diz TRUMOFO level of tech, even in PRIME TYM

[xsdc]

da xsdc wud have pazzed any all-Chop rectal from da ziff

but wud have attended any all-Liszt or, randomly, any all-Mozart

[xsdc]

@da zepp cummah

@xsdc

How is this a joke performance when it’s essentially identical to the Berman sheeyat you loved???

ahahahah diz identity confuzo

da zepp vil confirm da BEAR actually nevah had diz TRUMOFO level of tech, even in PRIME TYM

Ah, sorry, yes meant it for TM.

[xsdc]

Not sure who I would like in all Chopets recital randomly? Of the ones mentioned probably Lhevinne (my least favourite of them!). I think Friedman has the best etudes recordings in the group, but I’d prefer his etudes in small doses.

I would also have loved to hear a complete Chopin etudes recital from a ca 1976 Cherkassky. And from a ca 1923 Rach.

[Brewtality]

Yes, Freidman’s and Cziffra’s are best in small doses, but I think probably Friedman’s might be more interesting. It’s still a dog of a programme though.

[Brewtality]

Meanwhile da Orgy is playing a preditcable sheeyat in my hood at the moment:
live.philharmoniedeparis.fr/concert/1087753/

Da sound randomly isn’t working for me, so can’t tell if it’s a tech vindicating perf of this easy sheeyat.

[xsdc]

Ah, thanks!

[Brewtality]

It’s about to end, but you can catch it on replay. Randomly is this some urban youth orchestra?

[xsdc]

Sound works here - as with GS age is starting to shine through, but actually more musically than technically. She played well.

For whatever reason though I always enjoy Argerich while she’s playing, but what she does never sticks. Her playing certainly isn’t either bland or boring, but it just doesn’t speak to me emotionally or intellectually. I know I’ve mentioned it in the past, I’m just reminded of the phenomenon again now while listening to this.