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FINALLY someone who plays the CORRECT RHYTHMS in the opening of 109...... Jesus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, yes the image of the invisible God who is before all things, through whom and for whom all things have been created and in whom all things consist, hold together, endure...visible and invisible, from the furthest stretch of the heavens down to the very little things which make up that piano, not to mention the sound waves emanating from it, or better yet your ears which hear it, your eyes that read this, and you conscience which feels it...
I'd think he can comprehend a simple rhythm.
Surprisingly, it seems to be a challenge for most people who play this piece And there are all sorts of arguments and disagreements about some rhythms in 109.
Last edited by Pogorelich.; 09/03/1311:44 AM.
"The eyes can mislead, the smile can lie, but the shoes always tell the truth."
Surprisingly, it seems to be a challenge for most people who play this piece And there are all sorts of arguments and disagreements about some rhythms in 109.
Can you elaborate? How are the rhythms usually played wrongly? And which rhythms have generated disagreements?
And here is an all-Mozart recital! Suite in C Major, Variations in F, Minuet in D, Gigue in G, German Dances, and Fantasy + Sonata in C minor! Hope you enjoy. May get another one today!
This is wonderful news, have always been a great admirer of his playing and it's great to see that more people will now be exposed to his artistry.
I had never heard of him before, but these performances have been a real treat for me.
This morning my local classical station played the Op 109 with Paul Lewis. It was incredible, and I wasn't able to do much else except sit and listen. So it was with some trepidation that I approached Luvisi's Op 109 this afternoon. (I mean, more than one Op 109 per day verges on Spiritual overload.)
But I must say, Beethoven's softly caressing lightning can strike twice in one day. I am very grateful to have heard this.
Here are two more that have made it from Box to YouTube: All-Schubert recital (Op. 142 Impromptus, D. 960 Sonata) and an all-variations compilation from various recitals (Beethoven Eroica, Mendelssohn Op. 54, Brahms-Handel).
I hope you all enjoy. The Schubert is especially other-worldly.
That was an INCREDIBLE op. 109, and I really enjoyed the Mendelssohn Songs without Words and the Schumann Fantasie. So many amazing (live!) recordings! Very beautiful, honest, music-making.
Working on: Chopin - Nocturne op. 48 no.1 Debussy - Images Book II
I'm listening to the Chopin Fantasy right now. It's kind of nice, but it doesn't move me like some performances of this work have. He often loses the thread of the piece, and I wish it were phrased better.
I'm listening to the Chopin Fantasy right now. It's kind of nice, but it doesn't move me like some performances of this work have. He often loses the thread of the piece, and I wish it were phrased better.
Based on your comments I just listened to the Fantasy as well.
The playing is very clean, but too "controlled" (restrained?)for my taste and ponderous at times. The first statement of the "March" section left me cold (what was he thinking??), and the notorious RH/LH octaves were way too slow. In general the performance lacked momentum and excitement. On the plus side, however, I thought Luvisi did a beautiful job of voicing in the slow middle section. Of course, all of the audible "hacking" in the audience probably didn't help his concentration.
Yes. I was generous. The section at 5:04, especially, is total garbage not very good.
5:04? That would be during the Galuppi, wouldn't it?
Thanks for listening and sharing your opinion (and you too, carey). The Fantasy actually wasn't my favorite of the performances I've been posting (though, it's also not one of my favorite pieces), but I did really like the Schubert before it.
And there are all sorts of arguments and disagreements about some rhythms in 109.
