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In Reply to: RE: Julia Fischer, The Pianist?? posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 13, 2011 at 23:33:42
We do perceive things differently...... There was a sense of melodic line and dynamic control that to me communicated the music....... The Grieg Concerto IMO is a forgiving piece, but can often showcase the performer rather than convey the intents of the composer. Too many of these things come off as "bombastic", where even-tempered melodic line does a lot more justice for this piece. (Leon Fleisher does really well with this Concerto.)
Oddly, someone wanted me to check out Valentina Lisitsa's performance of this concerto (I was never a Lisitsa fan), and my reaction was that she "slaps her fingers at the keys" while she plays, creating a "monotone" sort of sound...... When I went to play some alternative performances, a couple of them disappointing, I saw Fischer at a piano, and thought, "Whoa! I got to see this!" And to my surprise, her performance kept my attention, throughout at least the final movement. (My only complaint was the clip's audio was somewhat "saturated".)
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I think she also overpedals her Rach. Nevertheless, she's got 2 amazing qualities:
1. She's a virtuoso
2. [and most important of all] She plays in the grand style. The great, grand, romantic Russian manner.
Also, I have to admire the fact that her recordings, at least the ones on the Audiofon label, are said to be single-take and unedited. This is astounding, given how difficult some of the repertoire is, e.g., the (Grigory) Ginzberg transcription of Figaro's Aria from Rossini's "Barber of Seville". I agree with you about her playing style, and I don't even mind her pedaling in her Rachmaninoff performances I've heard.
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