Brian Rin
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Anyone here a fan of solo piano music, especially of non-standard repertoire?
Bigshot got me thinking about life in 1914.
Actually a very remarkable year:
http://www.historyorb.com/events/date/1914
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_in_music
I don't know if the list is accurate. For example, it lists the Prokofiev violin concerto (no. 1).
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_in_music
I don't know if the list is accurate. For example, it lists the Prokofiev violin concerto (no. 1).
It wasn't published in 1914 though.
It wasn't published in 1914 though.
Pieter Wispelwey' s 2nd recording of Bach's Cello Suites is the definitive version in my opinion and very well recorded to.
one should be careful with using the word "definitive" (even if tempered by "in my opinion") for a sacred cow like the Cello Suites, unless they are trying to start a heated discussion...
Having only heard Suite No 1 so far, I would say that Wispelwey is trying too hard, waaay too hard, to sound different from the other 666 recordings of the Suites. He does manage to do that, but in the process he takes takes so many liberties with the phrasing of the music that it almost becomes a parody. I also found incredibly annoying his continuous tapping on the cello. Is this meant to be authentic practice or just another way to attract attention to his performance? Definitely worth a listen, and thanks for the pointer, but much less "definitive" then say Fournier or Bylsma.
I've never been able to make it through any rendition without falling asleep. Maybe I should try a piano transcription.