wimpie
7/31/2010 3:59:00 PM
On Jul 31, 3:24 am, pianomaven <1pianoma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 30, 6:50 pm, Oscar Williamson <oscaredwardwilliam...@gmail.com>
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> > On Jul 30, 1:42 pm, pianomaven <1pianoma...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > This volume (Claves50-1003/04), which was just recorded late last
> > > year, has just arrived from the UK. The pianist this time around is a
> > > young Swiss-born pianist by the name of Francesco Piemontesi, native
> > > of Locarno.
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> > > In the notes accompanying the CDs he pays special tribute to Cecile
> > > Ousset "who decisively influenced me with her playing and her
> > > personality" and to Arie Vardi (Hannover) and Elisabeth Leonskaja "for
> > > their inspirational guidance and resolve".
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> > > I find this rather charming. This pianist clearly knows that he did
> > > not arrive where he is without the help of other musicians, a
> > > recognition that you don't always find in the bios of young musicians
> > > today. He also cites Alfred Brendel, Mitsuko Uchida and Alexis
> > > Weissenberg among the influential musicians he has learned from.
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> > > The two CDs contain all three sonatas together with the big Fantasy in
> > > C major, which is a quasi sonata of greater compositional success than
> > > either of the three formal sonatas.
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> > > The Claves cycle, now up to 8 CDs worth in four packages, is set to
> > > include all the piano music of Schumann. I would guess that there will
> > > be two more volumes, pianists tba.
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> > > Should get to listen to this soon and will report back on what I hear.
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> > > TD
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> > Forced to choose one series over another, do you prefer Claves or
> > Alpha?
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> They are not the same. Alpha's set includes the chamber music with
> piano. Claves only has solo piano music.
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> Eric Le Sage's set is magnificently played throughout and beautifully
> packaged as well.
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> Claves' set will have at least three pianists, if not more.
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> And then there are complete recordings by Gianoli, Demus, Frankl to
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> I think you mist listen first and judge for yourself.
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Has the set by Peter Frankl ever been issued (completely) on CD?
Brillant Classics published a CD set with all Schumann pianoworks, but
they inexplicably choose at least 6 or 7 different pianists. Peter
Frankl was one of them with 4 CD's, but I fail to understand why they
didn't publish the whole set with one pianist (i.e Frankl). Shame,
because he does a really good job.
W.