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Piano Board => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: kghayesh on April 16, 2006, 12:36:31 AM

Title: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: kghayesh on April 16, 2006, 12:36:31 AM: I am going to a piano recital by Idil Biret tomorrow !! I am looking forward to see her for the first time after all what i heard about her.

She will play an interesting programme.

Programme
Bach/Kempff Siciliano from Flute Sonata in E Major BWV 1031

Chorale from Cantata BWV 147

Choral Preludes BWV 307 & 734

Chopin 12 Etudes op.25

Intermission

Rachmaninov Four Moments Musicaux op.16

nos. 1,2,5,6,

Ligeti Two Etudes

no.2 Cordes a vide

no.6 Automne ل Varsovie

Stravinsky The Firebird ballet (selections)

Introduction

Danse de l’oiseau de feu

Ronde des princesses

Danse infernale

Berceuse

Finale

I listened to her Chopin Etudes op.25 recordings, but they were the worst i ever heard actually !! ??? So slow and so lazy.
I hope she doesn't play like that tomorrow
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: prometheus on April 16, 2006, 01:13:29 AM: I think her whole approach to Chopin is a slow and sensitive one.

Based on a little of her Chopin I have heard I am kind of suprised that she has Ligeti and Stravinsky in this program.
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: liszt1022 on April 16, 2006, 05:58:40 AM: I have her recording of The Firebird (complete) played on solo piano (Naxos CD) and I love it. However, I also have recordings of hers I can't stand to listen to, and I don't really care for most of her Ligeti etudes. So good luck to her.
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: franzliszt2 on April 16, 2006, 08:07:51 PM: I heard her ballade 4, and she was rubato crazy, actally rubato is some what of an understatement, STOP START STOP START is the best description
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: kghayesh on April 17, 2006, 12:38:15 PM: I went to the concert. She was :o :o :o

I think she is one of the greatest living pianists today. Although she is 65 years old, she can play such a demanding programme. Stravinsky and Ligeti was mouthwatering. Although i thought her Chopin Etudes were somehow slow, i must admit that she really captured the spirit of Chopin.

Just look at her repertoire !!! https://www.idilbiret.org/ENG/IBe09frame.htm
Isn't this almost 99% of all the piano repertoire in history ??
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: donjuan on April 18, 2006, 02:07:29 AM: I always found her playing kind of sloppy - I mean, Horowitz and Cziffra are sloppy too, but they have truly great moments in their playing.

I have her live recording of Donizetti-Liszt: La Marche pour le Sultan Abdul Medjid-Khan (One of my favorite pieces of all time, btw) and it such a raucous mess. I think even Leslie Howard played this better.

But Im glad you were pleasantly surprised at her concert. 65 years old?? I had no idea she was so old..
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: Waldszenen on April 18, 2006, 10:58:46 AM: Personally I wouldn't see her play even if someone paid me, let alone me actually paying to see her...
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: rc on April 19, 2006, 05:40:22 AM: Quote from: Waldszenen on April 18, 2006, 10:58:46 AM
Personally I wouldn't see her play even if someone paid me, let alone me actually paying to see her...

Oh, c'mon.

Perhaps she's great live, as kghayesh's response indicates.

I would go, even just to find out.
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: Waldszenen on April 19, 2006, 09:47:10 AM: Well I do admit, better her than Lang Lang or... Richard Clayderman... Maksim... ;)
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: kghayesh on April 19, 2006, 01:24:36 PM: You made me curious to watch you play Waldszenen, if you said that for Idil Biret.
Don't you have any recordings so that we can figure out what IS good playing ?? ;D
Title: Re: Gonna see Idil Biret live tomorrow
Post by: Waldszenen on April 20, 2006, 02:43:32 AM: Don't worry, I'm not better than Idil Biret or anything like that, I'm just another snobby critic. =)