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Of course it can*****
Well Brad Mehldau didn't. And I didn't say a solo performance was less music.
Example: I have Evgeny Kissin playing Pictures at an Exhibition. Solo piano. The first time I had heard it done like this. Blew my mind. Fantastic.
I also have Reiner / Chicago doing 'Pictures'. No comparison. The Great gate at Kiev? You can see/feel it opening on the Chicago disc.
Both were very good, but the piece is better realized with a full orchestra.
***** In fact, the solo artist in jazz or classical faces a bigger challenge; *****
He does indeed, and sometimes the challenge cannot be met. Take the short film we just saw.
Cheers
Well Brad Mehldau didn't. And I didn't say a solo performance was less music.
Example: I have Evgeny Kissin playing Pictures at an Exhibition. Solo piano. The first time I had heard it done like this. Blew my mind. Fantastic.
I also have Reiner / Chicago doing 'Pictures'. No comparison. The Great gate at Kiev? You can see/feel it opening on the Chicago disc.
Both were very good, but the piece is better realized with a full orchestra.
***** In fact, the solo artist in jazz or classical faces a bigger challenge; *****
He does indeed, and sometimes the challenge cannot be met. Take the short film we just saw.
Cheers