I worked so hard to play this piece halfway decently in college. Now I probably couldn't get past the first line—but none of the time I spent practicing it all those years ago was wasted. Even now, listening to it brings tears to my eyes:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIGjguSEmcg …
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Replying to @TerryTeachout1
Permit me humbly to propose that you will likely wish to acquaint yourself with this:http://bit.ly/2fhHwJw
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Replying to @MathPrinceps
This is really extraordinary—thanks so much! I'd completely lost track of Volodos. But, then, Russian pianists are typically quite good with Brahms, aren't they?
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Replying to @TerryTeachout1
Volodos is like Zimerman: he seldom records, and (partly for this reason) his every recording is essential listening. His virtuosity is comparable to Cziffra's, but it's the fine details, the delicate subtlety and sensuous grace of his interpretations, that make him so marvelous.
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Replying to @MathPrinceps @TerryTeachout1
And as for Russian pianists, well, I think it might be better simply to say that they're typically quite good, full stop. Theirs is an amazingly strong pianistic tradition (although it may be worth stressing that Volodos is exceptional even among Russian pianists.)
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Replying to @MathPrinceps
In fact, they're rather hit-or-miss on international repertory: few of them have a clue when it comes to French music, for example.
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An interesting point, on which I ought to brood. I still remember Gilels' elegant reading of the Saint-Saens 2nd concerto, which perhaps affects my knee-jerk reaction, and Richter certainly played Debussy beautifully. But that's been a while. Since then? Perhaps you're right.
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