Legato - The World of the Piano: Boris Berezovsky

[MrAnkeAnkita]

huhuwas geht den so bin so irgendwie einsam wer mag mit mir schreibn hab auch einige bilder

[FishGush]

he´s a supervirtuoso, berezovsky is one of best pianist.

[yuanyelele]

I didn't know him but this diabelli is great!

[fakirdehuelva]

great pianists are not complexes in order to play with or without score (perchè no?)

Curro

[Perkeno]

Great pianist, but what's the idea of playing with the score? Is he too lazy to memorize it?

And what's the second piece?

[LisaKandinskaya]

second piece is sonata op.25.2 in e minor by Nikolai Medtner

[pianocommy]

The great Sviatoslav Richter usually played with the score. I went to a recital of his in London many years ago where he had placed a leaflet on each seat, advocating that pianists should always play from the score. He said that the emphasis placed on memory for pianists detracted from the music and that that playing from the score required more discipline. He was a living legend so no-one dared criticise him.

Comments like yours show that he had a valid point to make.

[Perkeno]

Yes, he used the score, but only at the end of his career. He has a good point however.

[flippert0]

@Perkeno Well, it's a 50 minute piece. Berezovsky doesn't normally use a score.

[loves2listen]

THANKS a lot for posting this. I hope you do some more!!