Comments for Pianoroll http://arielpiano.com/blog Classical and jazz... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Melodic Beethoven? by Tamara http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/melodic-beethoven/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Tamara Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:02:54 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=377#comment-2760 Very nice observations! I think the beginning of the movement also sounds as though it was the tail of the melody we didn't get to hear--as though he's starting the movement from the middle (more or less like the beginning of the 1st movement). What you write about this movement is true of some other movements by Beethoven, such as the trio of his first quartet (Op. 18/1) where the lack of any melodic material is somewhat funny (not that there is much of a melody in the minuet.. (. http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/2/2d/IMSLP01544-OP18_NO1_3rdMvt.pdf In fact, when I come to think of it, the slow movement of the Appassionata doesn't really have a melody either… Very nice observations! I think the beginning of the movement also sounds as though it was the tail of the melody we didn’t get to hear–as though he’s starting the movement from the middle (more or less like the beginning of the 1st movement). What you write about this movement is true of some other movements by Beethoven, such as the trio of his first quartet (Op. 18/1) where the lack of any melodic material is somewhat funny (not that there is much of a melody in the minuet.. (.
http://erato.uvt.nl/files/imglnks/usimg/2/2d/IMSLP01544-OP18_NO1_3rdMvt.pdf
In fact, when I come to think of it, the slow movement of the Appassionata doesn’t really have a melody either…

]]> Comment on Chopin’s Scherzo No. 3: “The Orchestra” by Scott http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/chopin%e2%80%99s-scherzo-no-3-%e2%80%9cthe-orchestra%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Scott Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:02:24 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=312#comment-2428 I have always admired Arthur Rubinstein's performance of this scherzo. It was through him I first heard a recording from the 50's, and which I have fallen in love with the piece. Your breakdown of the piece was what I was looking for. I have always admired Arthur Rubinstein’s performance of this scherzo. It was through him I first heard a recording from the 50′s, and which I have fallen in love with the piece.

Your breakdown of the piece was what I was looking for.

]]> Comment on 1001 Classical Compositions You Must Hear Before You Die by Wilfried Lingenberg http://arielpiano.com/blog/1001-classical-compositions-you-must-hear-before-you-die/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Wilfried Lingenberg Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:41:43 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog#comment-1874 Without looking too closely: For my taste, Clementi and Medtner are missing ... :-) (For the latter, I recommend 2nd and 3rd concertoes, selection of Fairy Tales, selection of Songs; for Clementi Sonatinas op. 36 and selection of his Sonatas, e. g., op. 41 and op. 50, plus maybe some Symphonies). For Rachmaninov, I personally think that the Songs op. 38 are by far his most distinguished contribution to the genre. Without looking too closely: For my taste, Clementi and Medtner are missing … :-) (For the latter, I recommend 2nd and 3rd concertoes, selection of Fairy Tales, selection of Songs; for Clementi Sonatinas op. 36 and selection of his Sonatas, e. g., op. 41 and op. 50, plus maybe some Symphonies). For Rachmaninov, I personally think that the Songs op. 38 are by far his most distinguished contribution to the genre.

]]> Comment on Liszt (and Rachmaninov) Misunderstood? by Wilfried Lingenberg http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/liszt-and-rachmaninov-misunderstood/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Wilfried Lingenberg Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:22:34 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1873 Really mature thoughts you are developping here. And you happen to touch on a point which has always disappointed me about Brendel's book: He has so many important and valuable insights, but with Rachmaninov, he curiously makes exactly the same mistake he fights against regarding Liszt: Only seeing the virtuoso and overlooking the outstanding musician and thoughtful composer. Fortunately, this is decades ago, and the days Rachmaninov needed special efforts to advocate his compositorial qualities are long over. I sometimes wonder how Brendel himself today thinks about what he wrote in his younger days. Really mature thoughts you are developping here. And you happen to touch on a point which has always disappointed me about Brendel’s book: He has so many important and valuable insights, but with Rachmaninov, he curiously makes exactly the same mistake he fights against regarding Liszt: Only seeing the virtuoso and overlooking the outstanding musician and thoughtful composer. Fortunately, this is decades ago, and the days Rachmaninov needed special efforts to advocate his compositorial qualities are long over. I sometimes wonder how Brendel himself today thinks about what he wrote in his younger days.

]]> Comment on Liszt (and Rachmaninov) Misunderstood? by JoseM http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/liszt-and-rachmaninov-misunderstood/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 JoseM Wed, 04 May 2011 17:12:25 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1490 Excelent job, I think Hamelin is a very thoughtful interpreter too, and that the less known works of both composers are so, because of what you said about "being hollow, superficial and pretentious" when in reality Liszt was a humble, dreamy and a humanist, and his works reveal a tremendously huge amount of passion and ideas about the world and others and not pretentiousness, also not all the people have the capability to see the music as a whole but see it as the now, so it is impossible for them to understand both players really big works if I may say, as Dante Sonata, the Harmonies Poetiques et Religiuses and others, for Rachmaninoff the inner chromatics and broken octaves make it sound futile messy and "bangy" for some when in reality it's meant to reveal the composers character obviously and extreme the musicality to quite a level, well this response was longer than I thought haha, thanks for the post! Excelent job, I think Hamelin is a very thoughtful interpreter too, and that the less known works of both composers are so, because of what you said about “being hollow, superficial and pretentious” when in reality Liszt was a humble, dreamy and a humanist, and his works reveal a tremendously huge amount of passion and ideas about the world and others and not pretentiousness, also not all the people have the capability to see the music as a whole but see it as the now, so it is impossible for them to understand both players really big works if I may say, as Dante Sonata, the Harmonies Poetiques et Religiuses and others, for Rachmaninoff the inner chromatics and broken octaves make it sound futile messy and “bangy” for some when in reality it’s meant to reveal the composers character obviously and extreme the musicality to quite a level, well this response was longer than I thought haha, thanks for the post!

]]> Comment on Liszt (and Rachmaninov) Misunderstood? by Cliff http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/liszt-and-rachmaninov-misunderstood/comment-page-1/#comment-1401 Cliff Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:56:18 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=218#comment-1401 Great essay, would never have thought of Liszt in this way. Will have to go back and listen to his music with new ears. Great essay, would never have thought of Liszt in this way. Will have to go back and listen to his music with new ears.

]]> Comment on Pogorelich in Jerusalem by Rob http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/pogorelich-in-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 Rob Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:07:15 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=143#comment-1218 Totally agree with your comments about Ivo's earlier playing: no one's Bach I've ever heard can touch that disc of 2 and 3. Also agree on the comment about Gaspard. This is tragic. I read a review of a show in Ireland that made many of the same observations. Great blog. Totally agree with your comments about Ivo’s earlier playing: no one’s Bach I’ve ever heard can touch that disc of 2 and 3. Also agree on the comment about Gaspard.

This is tragic. I read a review of a show in Ireland that made many of the same observations.

Great blog.

]]> Comment on My Take on Schumann’s Carnival Scenes from Vienna by Romanze F Major http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/my-take-on-schumanns-viennese-carnival/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Romanze F Major Sat, 20 Nov 2010 01:19:29 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=182#comment-622 [...] My Take on Schumann's Viennese Carnival The Scherzino continues in a completely conventional way, moving the theme to F major the dominant. But shortly afterwards Schumann switches keys in a sequence that leads to A major. My favorite part of the Scherzino is the very . [...] [...] My Take on Schumann's Viennese Carnival The Scherzino continues in a completely conventional way, moving the theme to F major the dominant. But shortly afterwards Schumann switches keys in a sequence that leads to A major. My favorite part of the Scherzino is the very . [...]

]]> Comment on Two Performances of Scarlatti’s Sonata K380 by Peter Schrama http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/two-performances-of-scarlattis-sonata-k380/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Peter Schrama Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:45:29 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=199#comment-583 Hello Ariel, I regret, but your youtube Link ist blocked by Sony for Germany Interner Users. The message is: "Dieses Video enthält Content von Sony Music Entertainment. Es ist in deinem Land nicht verfügbar." But I could find another Dinu Lupatti Interpretation on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kw4guiNipE&feature=related Also all Youtube-Horowitz Sony Recordings are blocked by Sony for Germany. Regards Peter Schrama Hello Ariel,
I regret, but your youtube Link ist blocked by Sony for Germany Interner Users.
The message is:
“Dieses Video enthält Content von Sony Music Entertainment. Es ist in deinem Land nicht verfügbar.”
But I could find another Dinu Lupatti Interpretation on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kw4guiNipE&feature=related
Also all Youtube-Horowitz Sony Recordings are blocked by Sony for Germany.
Regards
Peter Schrama

]]> Comment on Pogorelich in Jerusalem by Meta http://arielpiano.com/blog/classical/pogorelich-in-jerusalem/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Meta Sun, 03 Oct 2010 18:04:23 +0000 http://arielpiano.com/blog/?p=143#comment-478 Hi Ariel, I just enjoyed your Bach-Schumann posting! Thanks!!! -- And I thought about what Pogorelich might have meant with his всего хорошего, "all the best" he wished you: he might have wanted to warn you from becoming an "only pianist". You seem to be very young. And talented in many ways. Cultivate as many ways as possible! --- And become a mentally round and healthy person---- All the best for you!!! Hi Ariel,
I just enjoyed your Bach-Schumann posting! Thanks!!! — And I thought about what Pogorelich might have meant with his всего хорошего, “all the best” he wished you: he might have wanted to warn you from becoming an “only pianist”. You seem to be very young. And talented in many ways. Cultivate as many ways as possible! — And become a mentally round and healthy person—- All the best for you!!!

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