Terence Judd Plays Barber Scherzo & Fugue from Sonata for Piano-1977- Live

[farnygal]

Does anyone know why he committed suicide?

[aznarro]

My God!! Very impressive. What a final.

[Malaka57]

Thanks for uploading this. I went to school with Terence (French Lycée in London). He was a special character, extremely quiet and retiring. How it must have felt for him to be in that rather superficial enviironment?

[AldenHardaway]

This is positively stupendous. What a glorious, glorious fugue...

[cziffra11]

As odd as it may sound, to me this sounds like the way a young Glenn Gould would have played this fugue. Every voice and cross rhythm is clear as a bell and because everything is so immaculate technically, the extreme tempo doesn't sound rushed. Among today's players, only M-A Hamelin would seem to have the chops and sensibility to play this fugue like this. We'll find out when he gets around to recording it.

[SevenCircles]

@cziffra11

Horowitz did a lott better job then Hamelin, Hamelin is just a weak copy of Horowitz here. You can tell that he listened to Horowitz and tried to play it like that. Judd interpretations is very different and possibly the best.

[aesthetic1950]

Still like this better than Horowitz interpretation.

[steadmanification]

Amazing!!!!!!!!



[davidbviolin]

Wonderful playing! I am so lucky to have all of his recordings. To think that he left the world of music at 22 is so sad!

[rsfpiano]

I used to know Terence when I lived in London, through the British Liszt Society during the mid 1970s. I usually met him at his recitals and the Liszt Society meetings. He was a superb pianist, and it was very tragic when he died.

[pumpkinheads79]

LIVE?!

[downtoearthwildguy]

This is a brilliant performance--pianistically... the milestone is Horowitz's however. If not for Horowitz, this would be it.

[PhysiqueQuantique]

Anybody else think the scherzo sounds like a parody of the third movement of Tempest? Or am I completely behind the times...

[bersa888]

Beautiful performance

[Refamire30]

Oh my gosh......is that possible?

[marcohorowitz8]

unique!! shame he died so young!

[God440owsky]

One of the best pianists of our time. Hats off

[aesthetic1950]

So deliciously manic.

[aesthetic1950]

Just listened to Horowitz interpretation. Like the crispiness of Judd's version. Really RINGS.

[mikepenny01]

Applause?!! Live?!!! Until now, such mastery was unknown to me! Reel gewd!

[NOSEhow2LIV]

The music seems tailor-made for his energetic brilliance. I saw him many times in audience at various concerts in London. Very shy at first, he revealed progressively a wry sese of humor & a fine humanity. His death was a shock and great sadness. Thank you for the chance to hear him again in one of his most remarkable, untouchable performances.

[adordunio1]

I worked in radio in LA and met Judd's mother in the 1981, and she thsnked me for helping to keep his memory alive. She also gave me a copy for the station of his (then) newly released disc of Tchaikovaky 1 and Prokofiev 3. It's a great memory!!

[berlioz1830]

Absolutely superb!!

[greekyboy123]

An amazing player. Great to see his recordings are out on CD. His playing of Ginastera's 1st sonata is beyond compare. Sad that a talent like his was lost in such a tragic a way.

[cjwaywell]

I often wonder what went through his mind on his one way ticket ride to beachy head? Happy surfing in heaven Terence.

[GetMeThere1]

amazing, sparkling, brilliant!

[Andrew279144]

I knew Terence Judd, when he was a student at the Royal Academy of Music (and his father, Anthony). He was very quiet and, I have to say, a little strange. But his pianism was remarkable - how sad that this now comes to us 30 years 'beyond the grave'.....

[aesthetic1950]

Could he have had high functioning autism?

[bersa888]

Very possible...

[rumpranger75]

tragic

[metube1227]

I picked up the record album "In Memory of Terrence Judd" at a used record store in the late 1980's knowing nothing about the artist. I consider it one of the luckiest finds in my life. Brilliant, vibrant, joyous playing. His early death is a great tragedy.

[aesthetic1950]

Have to keep coming back to listen to this brilliance.

[chad410]

what a waste of a genius...... god blesss

[cattleman6420012000]

Wonderful playing.Brilliant touch and flair.

[aesthetic1950]

So exuberant! Is this a vinyl? I googled his name. I'm glad he recorded and you brought him to my attention.

[eligarf]

cool stuff my friend.

donT know anything that touches it.