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Uploaded by on Dec 12, 2009

Ivo Pogorelich plays Islamey by Mili Balakirev live in 2007

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  • The Opus is called Oriental Fantasy; Islamey was suggesting oriental chords, tonalities and rhythms; hidden oriental scales. He got his inspiration from a Lezghinka song. Lezghinka ballads are danced by Georgians, Circassians, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Karachays, Mountain Jews, Terek Cossacks etc. The piece also has Tartar influence. Pogorelich is the ONLY performer I have heard that brings to his interpretation those Oriental tonalities and rhythms...Kudos for Ivo!

  • Of all the interpretations, I come back and back and back to this one.

    Don't ask me why. How do I describe total satisfaction?

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  • @marcohorowitz8 hahahaha!!! just looking at that "bust" I´m pretty sure it was a woman turning pages...but...good guess! That was probably his sister!

  • Heard him play this live in Rotterdam ages ago. A memorable finish to a memorable concerto.

  • is that Emanuel Ax turning pages?

  • Very, very disappointing performance...

  • artist genius

  • He broke one string of the piano, while playing this. Really.

  • @videogamehistorian

    are you serious? Have you ever heard Rachmaninov, Horowitz, early Richter, Gilels etc. recordings?

  • This agogique is so good. And the voices are divided even better. Bravo, very particular fine quality even out of extreme brillance of virtuosity.

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