Advantages: Argerich's clarity of melodic line, striking colors and moods; thrilling, chilling, enchanting, arresting performances. Disadvantages: Her Fantasiestucke may strike some as too rushed, less nuanced--or so I'm told.
Too fast. Too sloppy.
That's the sort of criticism some have leveled at Argentine-born pianist extraordinaire MarthaArgerich (b. 1941), in live performances such as these, recorded in 1978 and 1979. In this 2000 release from EMI Classics, she makes short work of Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke (Opus 12) and Maurice Ravel's Sonatine, as well as the diabolical (in more senses than one) Gaspard de la Nuit. Indeed, these readings are nothing if not stunning. Perhaps too much so for some, particularly the Schumann.
Personally, I like 'em the way she plays 'em here--bold, tempestuous, uninhibitedly feral, disturbing when called for, at times mellow and genteel--yes, the powerhouse pianist is fully capable of grace and delicacy. Of technical brilliance she certainly lacks none, but technically brilliant pianists practically pour out ...
Advantages: Great Bands, Amazing Atmosphere, Day to Remember Disadvantages: Quite Expensive, You Cant Watch E-v-e-r-yone
Machinehead, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park and Motley Crue? All in one place? Rocking it up like there?s no tomorrow? Surely that would be nothing short of amazing? I couldn?t think of a better way to spend a Saturday, and after waiting months for day tickets to become available I booked my place at the metal-fest that is Download Festival2007!
Seeing the prices for the festival having sky rocketed from previous years, at a cost that wasn?t far off securing a weekend camping spot in yesteryear I bought me and my mates tickets. £276 (£69 x 4) gave us day entry for Saturday 9 June including the obligatory postage, processing and parking fees. But to be honest they could have charged what they wanted and most people would still be there.
We arrived on site before any of the bands had played at 11am ? a time I considered early ...
I suppose the best place to start this review would be at the begining. I hadn't heard of Download festival until 2006 but by the time I found out about it I couldn't get tickets. 2007 was the first festival I had ever been to. I went with a large group of mates, most of who had been before.
The festival site is open Wednesday to Monday for camping and the music is from Friday to Sunday. The headline bands in 2007 were My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden. For my first festvial I was lucky and the weather was scorching.
We arrived on the Thursday afternoon and set up camp, well the boys set up the tents (the girls supervised lol!!) then set off to explore. There are markets and fair ground rides and plenty to keep you occupied until the small hours of the morning.
One thing the guys I went with warned me was don ...
1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen 2. Curiose Geschichte 3. Hasche-Mann 4. Bittendes Kind 5. Glückes genug 6. Wichtige Begebenheit 7. Träumerei 8. Am Camin 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd 10. Fast zu ernst 11. Fürchtenmachen 12. Kind im Einschlummern 13. Der Dichter spricht
Composer
Robert (Alexander) Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1838
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich
Work 5
Work Title
(3) Piano Quartets, WoO36
Excerpt(s)
1. D
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1785
Main Performer
Alissa Margulis (Violin), Karin Lechner (Piano), Lida Chen (Viola), Mark Drobinsky (Cello), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alissa Margulis, Karin Lechner, Lida Chen, Mark Drobinsky, Martha Argerich
Work 6
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Martha Argerich
Work 7
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Petit Poucet
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Martha Argerich
Work 8
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Martha Argerich
Work 9
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Martha Argerich
Work 10
Work Title
Ma mère l'oye
Excerpt(s)
1. Le jardin féerique
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1908-10
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Martha Argerich (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Martha Argerich
Work 11
Work Title
Sextet in E flat, 'Gran sestetto originale'
Excerpt(s)
1. Sextet in E flat, 'Gran sestetto originale'
Composer
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (1804 - 1857)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1832
Main Performer
Alexander Mogilevsky (Piano), Alissa Margulis (Violin), Enrico Fagone (Double bass), Lucia Hall (Violin), Mark Drobinsky (Cello), Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg (Viola)
Opera Part(s)
Alexander Mogilevsky, Alissa Margulis, Enrico Fagone, Lucia Hall, Mark Drobinsky, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg
Work 12
Work Title
Thème et variations
Excerpt(s)
1. Thème et variations
Composer
Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1932
Main Performer
Alissa Margulis (Violin), Francesco Piemontesi (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Alissa Margulis, Francesco Piemontesi
Work 13
Work Title
Daphnis et Chloé
Excerpt(s)
1. Suite No. 2
Composer
(Joseph) Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Genre
Stage works
Main Performer
Karin Lechner (Piano), Sergio Tiempo (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Karin Lechner, Sergio Tiempo
Work 14
Work Title
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz75
Excerpt(s)
1. Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1, Sz75
Composer
Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1921
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano), Renaud Capuçon (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon
Work 15
Work Title
Quintet for Piano and Strings No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
Excerpt(s)
1. Quintet for Piano and Strings No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1
Composer
Ernö Dohnányi (1877 - 1960)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1895
Main Performer
Dora Schwarzberg (Violin), Jorge Bosso (Cello), Lucia Hall (Violin), Nicholas Angelich (Piano), Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg (Viola)
Opera Part(s)
Dora Schwarzberg, Jorge Bosso, Lucia Hall, Nicholas Angelich, Nora Romanoff-Schwarzberg
Work 16
Work Title
Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Excerpt(s)
1. Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Composer
Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1941
Main Performer
Martha Argerich (Piano), Mauricio Vallina (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Martha Argerich, Mauricio Vallina
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