A contemporary reviewer of Britten's Mozart once wrote, "He plays a Mozart concerto ... ... more
not merely as if he had written it, but as if he had written it last night". And listening to this disc, with two of Haydn's finest symphonies flanking the idyllic A-major concerto, those words seem peculiarly apt. The concerto's slow movement has a sepulchral, almost hymn-like feel to it: one genius in communion with another? And the relationship between soloist and orchestra (Britten directs from the keyboard) has all the intimacy and spontaneity of the best chamber music. The concerto is brought to an explosive climax with a finale of exuberant good humour. On the down side, it should be noted that this is a live performance and not always note-perfect, and there is also some slight distortion of pitch near the beginning of the first movement. The sound quality of the Haydn symphonies (also recorded in 1956) is better. Again one senses Britten's empathy with the composer, whether with his lighter side (try the "questionand answer" slow movement of No.55) or his sheer feeling for drama which tends to get lost in our image of the jocular "Papa Haydn"--witness the pace and fervour of the outer movements of the "Farewell". It wasn't only Mozart whom Britten performed as if he'd written it himself the night before. --Harriet Smith
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Advantages: Excellent physcological study of character. Disadvantages: Grim, brutal, shocking scenes of a sexual nature.
a delicate quality about her, but she portrays the cold and calculating personality within this character with careful precision. She actually played the piano in parts of the film. She had studied piano for 12 years when younger, and when preparing for this role, she began practicing a year before the film went into filming. This film basically centres around Erica, and the supporting characters are her mother and lover. Set in Vienna the film doesn't allow you much of the scenery, being shot mainly at the apartment, or at the conservatory. But scenery is not what this film is about. It's all about the strength of passion, and what lengths someone would go in the name of desire. Like all films of extreme, this will shock, and may even disgust you.
There are no holds barred, and the film contains extreme violence. The director, Michael ...
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Advantages: Beautifully hypnotic music from the master of floating ambient piano Disadvantages: It is a very short CD indeed
Effortlessly graceful and dreamlike, Music for 3Pianos is quintessentially Harold Budd. Admittedly his two partners in music should not be ignored but it is clearly Budd's input that is the greatest: the floating, hauntingly minimalist piano style and lyrical drift is his alone. I have nothing by either Ruben Garcia or Daniel Lentz, though Lentz has recorded on the Cold Blue Music label (as I believe did Budd briefly in the early 80s), the music of which mirrors Budd's slightly in its haunting simplicity and minimalist approach, with soloist often multi-tracking their recordings (similarly they are usually about 20 minutes per CD). In many ways Music for 3Pianos sounds like a multi-tracked album. The three pianos could often be Budd's playing overlaid on two base recordings to generate additional depth.
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Advantages: None Disadvantages: Poor interpretation, sound only adequate
I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advance copy of this new disc from the Russian virtuoso Arcadi Volodos (UK release date October 2nd 2000). Sadly I was disappointed.
The recording of Rachmaninov's 3rd Pianoconcerto is live and although the sound is perfectly adequate, it lacks the crispness and immediacy of a studio recording. Volodos is technically outstanding, but I feel that he's just going through the motions here, playing the notes with very little thought about what's behind them. It makes for a flat, emotionless and dull performance.
The concerto is coupled with some of Rachmaninov's shorter solo piano pieces, which are better, but still not outstanding.
If you're a huge fan of Volodos, you might want to buy this to add to your collection. If you want to hear a decent recording of Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano ...
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