In Reply to: Shostakovich, 24 Preludes for solo piano: Quite something! posted by hesson11 on December 14, 2006 at 19:39:09:
but Nikolayeva adds another diminution to the preludes.I regret the always "defaulting to the classics" tendency that classical music fans do, certainly it's justified, but it's also not good for the industry.
That said, I bought Scherbakov and i've listened to it for a while, it was a driving-disc for a while so I got to know it in a non-audiophile setting. Later I bought the Nikolayeva, the difference is profound, or rather, human since she brings an authorial voice that the works (it turns out ) really need.
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Follow Ups
- Sometimes I hate doing this---- - gd 08:37:57 12/17/06 (2)
- "another diminution" - Alex M 01:41:45 12/18/06 (0)
- No problem. That's one for me to look for! Thanks. (n/t) - hesson11 19:22:14 12/17/06 (0)