Brahms - Intermezzo Op.118-2
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This wonderful piece of Brahms is all about a deep deep felling of love and gratitude towards children... towards people around you, and towards life itself...
This deep feeling has become very clear to me listening to this golden piano nudget
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My wife told me ..by far this is the best interpretation of this piece on Youtube including all the other big name's...
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"СВЕТ НЕВЕЧЕРНИЙ"
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i don't the think the inner voice should overtake the melody at any point in this piece, something common among pianists performing this piece- while it is an interpretative decision, a musician closely examining this piece will realize that the majority of inner voice-primary melody pairs are flipped/reversed at some point, most notably the first F# minor section and the second one. an inner voice is meant to supplement, not replace, the melody.
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@Cancrizans So true - it is too bad Gould inclined away from the romantic literature. But at least he did leave behind a few wonderful performances. Another gem is his interpretation of the Chopin B minor sonata (AFAIK the only Chopin he recorded).
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@ekrenek <3 And it ends up being more romantic because of the intensity and detail than any attempt to simply "play romantically"! I really wish Gould would have recorded more Chopin and Liszt, and other romantics...I'm sure he would have ticked off the conservatives in the music world but what I'd give to hear him play the Liszt Transcendental Etudes or the Chopin Nocturnes...probably wouldn't be most peoples go to recordings but I'd bet they would be real musical treasures.
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With Gould all is laid bared: you hear every note, interval, line, and voice. Many find this sterile or anti-romantic, but I think it provides lucid insights into the composition. Listen also to his Brahms Ballades.
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How he brings out the different lines! How did he do it?? Just amazing, even now.
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I didn´t know that this beloved piece had such hidden sounds.
It's Gould, but is it good? - Somer Himpson
RGKLEIN21 1 year ago 5
That's exactly it, fortissimo25, the bass lines! It's what distinguishes Gould's performance of Brahms' Intermezzo from all other pianists.
RutBats 1 year ago 5