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Originally Posted by Klavierspieler
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The people who you think are radicals might really be conservatives,
The people who you think are conservative might really be radical.
Morton Feldman
Mee too, but he was such a great pianist, whether I (we) personally like him or not !
Yes, as my swift days near their goal: Tis all that I implore; In life and death a chainless soul, With courage to endure. (Emily Brontë)
Any musician who makes a "cross-over" recording.
I know this may sound a bit strange, but I really don't like Bernstein as a conductor. I got even bored of Beethoven's Missa Solemnis because of him the first time I listened to it. Then I bought Klemperer: whole different story. I adore it and it is among my top ten CDs. I still have just one recording of Bernstein: Mahler 9th symphony with Berliner.
I also detest Placido Domingo: his abit to sing the whole tenor repertoire even when he's obviously not suited to is annoying. His Tannhauser and Don Carlo are really good though.
On second thought, I like Gould for contemporary repertoire (just listen to that Berg Sonata) but not for anything else (his Bach disgusts me).
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in over-alls and looks like work." - Thomas Edison
Barenboim
This was du Pré who was a genius! Don't confuse the two. Barenboim is fantasticallty good at snatching others' greatness to enhance his self-image e.g. Beethoven's music, Goethe's verse (with his West-East Divan). He is a real genius of self-propaganda, and it works with the masses.
Leif Ove Andsnes
Alfred Brendel
Evgeny Kissin
Lang lang
Valentina Lisita
Daniel Barenboim
As i can think of
"I wanted to make a caricature of romanticism. Perhaps it got the better of me. ”
—Maurice Ravel, on "Scarbo"
Lang Lang
Roger Norrington
I'm not a fan of Glenn Gould either. If I wanted to hear music played like a robot, I'd listen to MIDI versions of those pieces. Also I don't think Bach intended for the keyboardist to make jazz noises while they played his music.
Last edited by BurningDesire; Aug-27-2012 at 04:13.
Glenn Gould plays like a robot? How much have you heard of him?
This is a piece of bach, and almost every musician plays it like this
Glenn Gould plays it like this
I respect if you don't like his interpretations, but 'robot' is wrong.
"I wanted to make a caricature of romanticism. Perhaps it got the better of me. ”
—Maurice Ravel, on "Scarbo"
You could never accuse Gould of being "robot" in fact he is only next to Lang Lang in terms of animated performances plus he gives vocal accompaniment free of charge.
Last edited by Andante; Aug-28-2012 at 00:16.
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Debussy, He started Impressionism
booooooo
"I wanted to make a caricature of romanticism. Perhaps it got the better of me. ”
—Maurice Ravel, on "Scarbo"
Nope :3 that would be painters like Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir :P
Well that is not entirly right ! Debusy and Ravel were likened to the impressionists
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/music...ent/olc/29.htm
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