Bolet - Variations Serieuses, Part 1

Jorge Bolet plays Mendelssohn's Variations Sérieuses in a PBS-broadcast performance from Indiana University in the 1970s. There are really good recordings out there, but Bolet's interpretation (there's a "cleaner" studio recording from the same time) absolutely is the "reference" for me. Watching his finger legato itself says it all.

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• mendelssohn
• variations
• serieuses
• jorge
• bolet

[mathpianist93]

Just by watching his playing of the Theme and Var. I I can say that his interpretation of this is very musical. He also does a lot of voicing.

[Hofmann1937]

Terrific! Thanks for posting!!!!!!!!!

[tncrtt]

@lamorlayefrance Bolet was a Baldwin artist, and if you look closely @.27 - 30 you can clearly see the baldwin label

[orcamocha]

@Silberlion Nowhere near there...

[Liszt1886]

very good, but no match for Richter

[topolinus]

were could i find the audio file of this performance?

in a better quality if possible.

[Composerland]

Mendelssohn is a first-rank composer: (1809-47) He did so much in such a short life. It is up to the player to make his genius apparent. This is one such account.

[afertyus1000]

yes most people dismiss his music after listening to lieder ohne worte,some are far too hackneyed and show signs of age,but this will never

[goldberg72]

@mrjlowitz e' un gigante

[mrjlowitz]

Richter and Bolet two giants of the piano. Something overall makes me favor the Richter. But who of any of us can say what's the best perfomance of any given piece? Pure unecessary arrogance.

[teofrasto51]

It makes me cringe too! and what about Richter's interpretation? Superb music!

[Kievest]

Whenever Mendelssohn's music is dis-

missed as "salon" music, it makes me

cringe! Your magnificent video proves

otherwise with Bolet's profoundly intro-

spective interpretation and expression!

Thank you for the brilliant post!