Kempff performs his own skittish little composition 'Libellen über dem froschteich' showing that he could sometimes be a playful artist. The title translates into English as 'Dragonflies over the frogpond' - hm! The performance dates from 1953.
Kempff was one of those rare virtuosi whose gifts of heart and mind far outweighed his manual dexterity. And his manual dexterity wasn't all that bad, either! A charming little piece for an encore.
Kempff left behind a wealth of recordings of the standard repetoire . It,s good to hear him play something informal like this , I think he was modest about his great talents........
Humph, not entirely unexpuct, nobody who plays Boathaven Snortas or his first concerto could be Humorlos. However, the "mit humor" here is raising my spirit levels(!): I think Frogs,(and not only French ones, but German too) prefer croaking at and snapping Dragonflies! What a delightful delicate touch; this would make a fantastic encore to mystify even the most knowledgeable pianophile.
I wonder why are both the frog pond and the dragonflies so mysterious
dier190 1 year ago
Kempff was one of those rare virtuosi whose gifts of heart and mind far outweighed his manual dexterity. And his manual dexterity wasn't all that bad, either! A charming little piece for an encore.
daniel15671 1 year ago
Kempff left behind a wealth of recordings of the standard repetoire . It,s good to hear him play something informal like this , I think he was modest about his great talents........
shela2 2 years ago
...nice,but pretty prussian dragonflies over a pretty prussian lake,perhaps those near potsdam,hehe!
regards
berlinzerberus 2 years ago
Humph, not entirely unexpuct, nobody who plays Boathaven Snortas or his first concerto could be Humorlos. However, the "mit humor" here is raising my spirit levels(!): I think Frogs,(and not only French ones, but German too) prefer croaking at and snapping Dragonflies! What a delightful delicate touch; this would make a fantastic encore to mystify even the most knowledgeable pianophile.
NOSEhow2LIV 2 years ago