Trifonov's 'Rachmaniana'
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@jon-nyc Stephen Hough, although he has written a small number of short pieces. I like his arrangements/transcriptions.
Last Monday he gave a broadcast recital on BBC3 from Wigmore Hall. Here's the link:
Great playing as expected!
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I know! I announced it here in advance.
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I can’t say I know all of Hamelin’s compositions, I do have the score of his etudes. I don’t know of any I’d rank with this Trifonov piece.
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@Klaus said in Trifonov's 'Rachmaniana':
@jon-nyc said in Trifonov's 'Rachmaniana':
Who was the last top tier pianist who could compose at this level?
Hamelin?
Fazil Say may be another candidate.
Alma Deutscher is a pianist-violinist-composer child prodigy I'm keeping an eye on.
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He's no first tier pianist. Say, that is.
Speaking of, I ran into him in the Bosendorfer NY store once.
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@SD-Tav said in Trifonov's 'Rachmaniana':
@Klaus Hamelin's Etudes in the Minor Keys. You'd better have his technique if you want to play them.
By the way, I heard him play the triple-etude as an encore at Mannes. He told the story that it was written pretty much as a dare.
That night's program included both the Liszt Sonata and Gaspard. In case there was any doubt.
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@SD-Tav I found a writeup about the program in the times, more of a preview than a review. Great article - talks a lot about his composition and other things about him.
Give it a read.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/arts/music/marc-andre-hamelin-at-mannes-college.html
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@SD-Tav said in Trifonov's 'Rachmaniana':
@Klaus Hamelin's Etudes in the Minor Keys. You'd better have his technique if you want to play them.
Link to videoYou need four hands to play this!
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@jon-nyc Interesting article from 2011. I wonder when he'll get around to the late Beethoven sonatas. I'll look forward to that! I heard him play 'Gaspard' at the La Jolla summer festival a few years ago. He played with complete control of the dynamics. It was really very impressive. If he ever returns I'll go hear him again regardless of what he plays.
