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I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531040 10/12/05 01:03 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 827 Denver, Colorado C.V. Alkan OP 500 Post Club Member
OP C.V. Alkan 500 Post Club Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 827 Denver, Colorado	He played a couple of Hyden Sonatas, Schumann Kinderszenen, Rachmaninoff Etudes Tableau and Corelli Variations. Great concert. It was technically flawless (almost), and he creates a very rich and beautiful sound (indeed, a very Russian sound). - Zack -

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531041 10/12/05 09:05 AM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 2,506 Denver, Colorado A AndrewG 2000 Post Club Member
AndrewG 2000 Post Club Member A Joined: May 2001 Posts: 2,506 Denver, Colorado	Best wishes for Mr Kobrin! I listened to his competition playing. To me everything he did was quite beautiful but unfortunately a little too 'middle of the road' approach, IMHO. Yeah, very good stuff for competitions. I'm looking for his personal 'message or statement'. I'm still waiting...

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531042 10/12/05 01:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,483 Ohio, USA signa 8000 Post Club Member
signa 8000 Post Club Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,483 Ohio, USA	lucky you! i really like his playing over the van Cliburn!

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531043 10/12/05 10:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,124 deleted 1000 Post Club Member
deleted 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,124	I would liked to have heard his Kinderszenen. How did that go?

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531044 10/12/05 11:35 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,769 South Pasadena, CA Opus_Maximus 1000 Post Club Member
Opus_Maximus 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,769 South Pasadena, CA	I managed to hear his fianl round recital at the Cliburn (the one with Gaspard and the rach2nd sonata) It was a fine performance...a performance that typified the "russian" style of playing. ( ex fine technique, inner voices revealed, rubato, tone, etc) www.carlosgardels.com

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531045 10/13/05 12:29 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 827 Denver, Colorado C.V. Alkan OP 500 Post Club Member
OP C.V. Alkan 500 Post Club Member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 827 Denver, Colorado	Quote Originally posted by JosephS.: I would liked to have heard his Kinderszenen. How did that go? It was great. Very beautiful playing. However, as AndrewG mentioned, it was very middle of the road - he didn't really do anything "special" with it. - Zack -

Re: I saw Alexander Kobrin perform the other night #531046 10/14/05 07:59 AM
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 284 Central Calif Rockitman Full Member
Rockitman Full Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 284 Central Calif	I was more impressed with the 2 Haydn Sonatas he started out with. (saw him last week in Fresno) His touch was immaculate, to play so fast so softly. I thought his Kinderszenen was played beautifully but very very slowly in most parts. Also, it wasn't the greatest piece to play right before intermission. Had to wake up my kids! His Rach was bold though, no nodding off there.