Classical Music for Aficionados
Here's another name, Andrew Manze, to add to Andreas Staier, Rachel Podger, etc., as a great modern musician. Both as a performer and a conductor, there hasn't been a disc of his that I haven't liked. (We can't always stay wrapped up in Walter and Dorati.) And while I think of it, another Andrew, Lawrence-King, with another across-the-board recommendation, though his Spanish Dances CD is very special. |
Now watching/listening to Grigory Sokolov plays Schubert, Beethoven, Rameau and Brahms – Recital at the Berliner Philharmonie, 2013 I am stunned at Sokolov's pure musicianship. No show, all go. His technique is so incredible, it seems to make room for more rhythmic nuance than I have ever heard. I have been listening to him for some years, but never saw a video of his performance before this. Remarkable how he mouths the music. Description here: http://facesofclassicalmusic.blogspot.com/2015/10/grigory-sokolov-plays-schubert.html |
jcazador and rvpiano, I saw Pogorelich twice. The first time he played the Prokofiev PC #3. He made the piece look ridiculously easy and looked bored as he walked onstage and as he left. He played the piece with consummate authority. The second time was a recital that included the Don Juan Fantasy. It was stunning to say the least. He is a remarkable musician who definitely goes his own way. Among other recordings of his that I enjoy are his Beethoven Op. 111, Bach, Prokofiev and Chopin Etudes. All these recordings are on DG. |
