Maria Yudina plays Bach Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue
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SUPERB! The contrasts between extreme, diamond-clear brilliance and sharply affective lyricism in the fantasy are astonishing. I've never heard the fugue played with such delicacy, refinement and subtle use of power where it's called for. This is unique interpretation that has an integrity all it's own.
I thought the fugue was too fast at first, but it was so well played, so admirably controlled, and so filled with awareness of the architecture of the music that it won me over very quickly.
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better than gould!
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@ym42ym42 I ask you to get familiar with the life of this great woman. With all her faith and courage. And maybe you'll understand
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@ym42ym42 I thought, we wanted to get away from the "romantic" interpretations of the past? Yudina's play is dry, but only in tone, not in feeling. She is has certainly also a focus on brilliiancy and virtuosity (here). But why not? I see her as a predecessor to Gould. She was certainly remarkable.
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whata Genial pianissimos ;)
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yudina, a pronoun of precision and virtuoso!
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@stagesix6 Define your view of "better".
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It flows with an eminence of inner passion, of talent,knowlege, and wonderful balance of emphasis im captivated by. Hypnotic! Dream-like in its trance.
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There are good pianists. There are excellent pianists. And there is on Glenn Gould, towering over the rest.
So dry (at times), so Study-like, aloof and mildly depressing, post-Shostakovitch interpretation without all the Bach's warmth, pessimistic and pretentious, no wonder people think Bach does not sound good on piano...
ym42ym42 4 months ago
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Do you think this music should be "warm and optimistic"?
"Pretentious"? Actually I agree (at least re BWV 903) - organ sounds better than piano.
truecrypt 4 months ago 2