Josef Hofmann plays Chopin-Liszt, "The Maiden's Wish"
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Studied with a student of his. Believe me, means nothing. I suck. Just like to say it.
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@marliben I think it is, interpratively...but Rachmaninoff had a better technique.
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Loves This :)) x
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damn, bruised fingertips?
that sounds inntense
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pianiplunker-But not better than Hofmann-IMHO nobody ever did except in the odd piece. Hofmann and the piano were as one. He was to the piano what Emanuel Feuermann was to the cello. Artur Rubinstein said that Feuermann was the best cellist ever. Who better to judge it than the man that played trios and duets with him and/or Heifetz.
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This is prime Hofmann, it's a somewhat banal piece of music (IMHO) but Hofmann brings out the charm and lightness splendidly(not to mention the cuts that Rachmaninov made).
3 years ago 4
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I usually prefere Rachmaninov's interpretations to Hofmann's but I have to give it to Hofmann in this recording. The 2 polish songs rachmaninov recorded were his last recordings and he sounds heavy compared to his other recordings. (he was suffering from bruised fingertips) Still, Rachmaninov in his worst days sounds better than 99.99% of other pianists.
3 years ago 2
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I agree, compare this with Rachmaninoff playing this. Rachmaninoff is inimitable, with his version the piece ceases to be individual notes, and becomes instead emotional dialogue. Hoffman's is stolid in comparison, not stellar. But then again, that's what inimitable means.
"He was the most fascinating pianist of them all since Busoni(1866-1824). He had the secret of the golden, living tone which comes from the heart," lauded Arthur Rubinstein.
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marliben 3 years ago 8
Simply unapproachable fingerwork. Many modern pianists have great speed, but I've heard none with such distinct clarity and beauty of touch.
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