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In Reply to: RE: Symphony Tonight posted by Rockethead26 on October 29, 2011 at 19:33:34
If the Schumann sounded wandering and directionless, blame the performers. There are plenty of excellent performances out there--Fleisher/Szell, Moravec/Neumann, Andsnes/Jansons, etc., just to name a few in decent sound.
For a sample of a propulsive, organized performance, check out this video on youtube with Argerich/Chailly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxGFP52NiAo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDnf2DKiMPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE63wjVD20k
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I have to agree with you. Schumann's music speaks directly to me, but for some reason he's easy to mess up. I would guess that this is because his emotional life, as revealed in his music, is quite intense and haqrd to deal with directly. Stephen Kovacevich delivers the goods on the concerto; his performance is probably my favorite, but I also like Murray Perahia.
pbarach,
Thanks for our comments and links. I just listened to Argerich's performance on the first movement, and while impressive with moments I really like, I'm going to have to give myself some time to digest Schumann. I'll listen to the remaining movements later today. For last night's performance, I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the performers and blame my wishy-washiness on my lack of understanding Schumann's music, and maybe a little on the minor food coma we were in.
I've only been listening to/studying classical music seriously for about 10 months or so and while some composers hit me right away like Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Mahler, Brahms, Berlioz, Prokofiiv, Franck, Dvorak and Grieg(in no particular order), some such as Schumann (at least this Piano Concerto) are going to require some time with me. I also am struggling with Chopin and Liszt piano pieces. Rachmaninoff, I liked right away. I'll figure all this out eventually
Here's to time and lots more listening...
I've had the food coma experience. Too much blood to the stomach, and not enough to the head. :-)
I think the timing of this one threw us off. It started 30 minutes earlier than normal. We were fine by the time Tchaikovsky's 5th started.
The NPR Guide to Building a Classical CD Collection, by Ted Libbey.
Don't let the "CD" part the title put you off - many/most of his recommended recordings were originally issued as LP.
He has nice descriptions of the "major" pieces, as well as interesting (brief) bios of many composers. An enjoyable/entertaining read, not just a dry reference book.
rlindsa
Got it already, thanks! Normally I get a lot of alternative recommendations from folks that aren't in the book. Besides, I'm normally looking for vinyl, not CDs.
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