Murray Periah tickets woohoo

[imbetter]

Daddy purchased tickets to a concert by Murray Periah at Fisher Hall toward the end of March. I'm very exited to see one of my musical heros perform (although I thought he was permenently out of commission due to a bone spur in his hand?)

He's playing:

Beethoven op.14 no.1
Bach Partita no.3
Schumann Fantasiestucke
Beethoven op.14 no.2
Chopin ballade no.4

[pianistimo]

sigh.

[imbetter]

feeling jealous eh

[pianistimo]

well.  let's put it this way.  i wouldn't turn down an opportunity like this.  but, hey - he'll come to philly sooner or later. 

[imbetter]

well.  let's put it this way.  i wouldn't turn down an opportunity like this.  but, hey - he'll come to philly sooner or later. 

\

i take it your a huge murray periah fan aswell?

[etudes]

is it Murray Perahia? 

[quantum]

I guess this means he has recovered from his injuries.  A good sign. 

He was supposed to come to my city, but he canceled probably due to SARS.

I hope to one day hear him live.

[pianistimo]

yes.  that's the correct spelling.  sometimes you just guess at names and hope for the best.  i always do that with jean-yves thibaudet  (i never know if this is the correct spelling until i check it with the cd or on the internet)

[cygnusdei]

He used to be my hero too but now I only have lukewarm feelings toward him .... where did we go wrong?

[pianistimo]

the trouble with playing mostly mozart is that you have to listen so intently for so long.  maybe he should loosen up with something else he likes and surprise his fans.  i think he has an incredible clear sound and clear pedalling.  also, he tends to be on the conservative side of interpretation (which i tend to like).  i mean i heard a rendition of beethoven's ninth at the mann center last year - in which i ultimately wanted to throw up afterwards.  it was too romanticized.  i think when you play romantic works you should throw caution to the wind.  when you play classical - you SHOULD be cautious.  i guess beethoven's ninth is somewhere in between.  anyways. the tempo was horrendously slow at the beginning.  like trying to jump start a donkey.  and of course, much harder to play that way - with every mistake unmistakable.  and the chorus at the end.  very unintelligible.   i only liked the baritone soloist.  forget his name - but i think i can find the program somewhere's.  i save them all.

[rc]

I have a disk of his English Suites that gets a lot of play, very clear and full of character.  I'd love to see him play live.

I'm looking forward to a review imbetter!

[counterpoint]

He used to be my hero too but now I only have lukewarm feelings toward him .... where did we go wrong?

Same with me! I was really fascinated of his early recordings and concert transmissions (Schumann Davidsbündlertänze, Fantasiestücke, Chopin Sonata B minor, 24 Preludes, Bartok Im Freien). He was a pianist with great sensibility on the one side and real attack and fury on the other side. Then something must have happened. Perhaps he came across with Alexander Technique? 
Now he plays like a new age pianist. It's so sad...

[Kassaa]

I am listening to a recording of the recital you're going to, it's just not it . Always this clarity everywhere, but no passion, he misses a shitload of notes in the part before the coda in the fourth ballade, but it doesn't contain any passion or fury that made him play the wrong notes. Even in his FFF he sounds hold back .

[jre58591]

i agree with kassaa. perahia is awful.

[counterpoint]

i agree with kassaa. perahia is awful.

awful? 

He is one of the greatest pianists, very controlled, beautiful sound, great technique (normally!) and he is a gentle and intelligent person. I'm only sad about that he seems to restrict himself to the peaceful part of music nowadays. I would be very happy, if he would get back some of the sharpness of his early years.

But he never plays awful. Never.

[jre58591]

awful? 

He is one of the greatest pianists, very controlled, beautiful sound, great technique (normally!) and he is a gentle and intelligent person. I'm only sad about that he seems to restrict himself to the peaceful part of music nowadays. I would be very happy, if he would get back some of the sharpness of his early years.

But he never plays awful. Never.

his bach CD was one of the most boring things ive listened to. he may be very controlled, but his tone is very flat and bored me very easily. same thing goes for his mendelssohn and schumann CDs. i can think of many people that play those respected pieces much better than he does. for example: gould for the bach, serkin for the mendelssohn, and lipatti for the schumann.

[mikey6]

awful? 

He is one of the greatest pianists, very controlled, beautiful sound, great technique (normally!) and he is a gentle and intelligent person. I'm only sad about that he seems to restrict himself to the peaceful part of music nowadays. I would be very happy, if he would get back some of the sharpness of his early years.

But he never plays awful. Never.

Is it after his hand was injured that you think his playing has declined? I'm not sure, I haven't really heard any of his later stuff besides the Bach.  But I do think he's one of the most sensitive, intelligent musicians alive today, and I would never call him awful.

his bach CD was one of the most boring things ive listened to. he may be very controlled, but his tone is very flat and bored me very easily. same thing goes for his mendelssohn and schumann CDs. i can think of many people that play those respected pieces much better than he does. for example: gould for the bach, serkin for the mendelssohn, and lipatti for the schumann.

I can see where you're coming from and it's a matter of taste - mind you, one that I don't share.  Gould generally irritates me and Serkin's Mendelssohn is just too rough.  Lipatti's just a master!

[jre58591]

I can see where you're coming from and it's a matter of taste - mind you, one that I don't share.  Gould generally irritates me and Serkin's Mendelssohn is just too rough.  Lipatti's just a master!

yeah it is a matter of taste. perahia just seems a bit weak for me. i like performers that go above and beyond, as gould, serkin, and lipatti (moreso than the others) do.

[tds]

musically speaking,

back then, perahia was a fine mathematician, an immaculate calligraphist, and quite a powerful magician.

now, the magician self has gone off him, leaving him alone with his pedantic mathematician, calligraphist self.

tds

[counterpoint]

Is it after his hand was injured that you think his playing has declined?

I had the feeling, it "began" when Perahia has played Bartok Sonata for 2 pianos with Solti (about 20 years ago). It was a very attentive Bartok. Not like the wild Bartok, I heard from Perahia in the time before, for example the "Mit Trommeln und Pfeifen" and Hetzjagd from Im Freien.

Interestingly, there is a CD, which contains Perahia's Bartok recordings from different years, and the change is obvious.

http://www.culturecatch.com/music/murray_perahia_bartok_piano_works

[blintz]

TO ALL WHO SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT PERAHIA:  IN PERSON HE IS SO TOTALLY AMAZING--YOU CANNOT JUDGE FROM HIS RECORDINGS--IN PERSON HIS PLAYING IS BEYOND ANYTHING YOU COULD.....OH...OH.....YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!

[jre58591]

thats what many people say about many pianists theyve seen performing. capitalizing doesnt help. now calm down.

[ramseytheii]

I misread the name of this topic as, "Murray Parahia ticket voodoo."  Oh well!

Walter Ramsey