Valentina
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wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 14:27 last edited by
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wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 14:55 last edited by jon-nyc
I agree it's rushed. Still parts of it were nice.
Here's the antidote:
Link to videoListen to the whole first movement. But for those who don't have time fast forward to 3:00 and get a taste. Or 12:30. Almost sounds like slow practice.
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I agree it's rushed. Still parts of it were nice.
Here's the antidote:
Link to videoListen to the whole first movement. But for those who don't have time fast forward to 3:00 and get a taste. Or 12:30. Almost sounds like slow practice.
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wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 14:58 last edited by
I saw her perform this in 2007, and it was nothing like what the video had.
Here's what I said:
Part 2: Beethoven
Sonata #23 in f minor, Op. 57 ("Appasionata")OMFG! This is music that everyone knows. This is music that is overplayed. This was Beethoven played like I've not heard before. She has a talent for bringing out the hidden voices, the "connections" between the sections, the startling suddenness of Beethoven. Sforzandi (sp?) going to pp passages and vice versa. Shocking, new.
I was surprised at the amount of pedal she used in the 2nd movement. She would play the chord, lift her hand, and let the pedal hold the notes, taking advantage of the piano, rather than holding the notes for the entire time. Interesting.
Totally accurate and played with aplomb.
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wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 15:21 last edited by
I almost had Valentina at my house a few years back as she was looking for a place to practice. She wanted to work on the Hammerklavier Sonata - fell through but would have been fun.
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I almost had Valentina at my house a few years back as she was looking for a place to practice. She wanted to work on the Hammerklavier Sonata - fell through but would have been fun.
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wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 16:16 last edited by
Link to video
To my ear, seemed rushed, and not musical.
Thoughts?
Rushed is kind of her MO in my opinion.
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I agree it's rushed. Still parts of it were nice.
Here's the antidote:
Link to videoListen to the whole first movement. But for those who don't have time fast forward to 3:00 and get a taste. Or 12:30. Almost sounds like slow practice.
wrote on 19 Dec 2020, 17:24 last edited byI’ve always loved the third movement.
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wrote on 20 Dec 2020, 14:52 last edited by Klaus
To my ear, seemed rushed, and not musical.
I disagree. It's a terrific interpretation. Maybe different than the "mainstream" interpretation. But that's what makes it interesting. Who needs yet another recording that sounds like 20 other recordings out there?
I think the slightly "machine-like" sound in some places is not an accident. It reminded me a lot of Prokofiev's Toccata. For instance, compare the part that starts around 3:30 with the beginning of Prokofiev's piece.
Link to videoI wouldn't be surprised if Prokofiev was inspired by that sonata. In any case, I found it an interesting new angle on that staple of piano sonatas.