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Title: Pogorelich
Post by: pianopoet on February 23, 2005, 05:15:24 PM

IS THIS GUY DEAD OR ALIVE? I heard he went mad after a record breakingly slow rendition of Rach2 and died in an institution. Then I heard he died of AIDS. Then I read he's giving a performance sometime soon... Help!

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: BoliverAllmon on February 23, 2005, 07:34:31 PM

are you serious? he is alive. yes he plays slow and methodical, but still alive.

boliver

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: iumonito on February 23, 2005, 08:22:30 PM

Alive but retired, last time I heard.  I actually heard him play Rachmaninov 2 a few years ago and I found it very good, very profound and original, but nothing to scuff at.

Well ahead of his time, Glen Gould recorded Brahms 1 at a tempo much slower than anything heard in the hayday of the young Fleisher & company.  Time has proven him right, with the mainstream now playing the work much closer to his reading than to that common in his day.

I suspect something similar will happen with Pogorelich's.  Rachmaninov himself always complained that he played his own music too fast.

Needless to say, the fast parts were not slow.  Great virtuoso and great musical mind that Pogorelich.

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: faulty_damper on February 23, 2005, 11:56:34 PM

I see the rumors are flying.  I heard he was substituting for Jesus in a Burrito in Mexico.

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: dorfmouse on February 24, 2005, 08:27:01 PM

 :o
I do hope he's not dead ... I've got tickets for his concert at the Berlin Philharmonic on April 11th!

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: lenny on February 25, 2005, 08:40:38 AM

he is a musical genius, whetever he does - it is interesting, and i hope he lives very long to bless us with his unique genius.

i love his chopin/scriabin DVD

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: molto_vivace on February 25, 2005, 01:19:22 PM

He's still alive and a new CD will be released next month.

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/index.htms?/artists/pogoreli/pogoreli.htm

dorfmouse was für ein programm spielt er oder wird gespielt?

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: dorfmouse on February 26, 2005, 12:49:49 AM

6. Konzert
Montag,
11. April 2005
20:00 Uhr
Philharmonie  Klavier-Abend
IVO POGORELICH
Chopin:  Nocturne E-Dur op. 62 Nr. 2,
Nocturne Nr. 16 Es-Dur op. 55/II,
Sonate Nr. 3 h-Moll op. 58 
Skjabin:  Sonate Nr. 4 Fis-dur op. 30 
Rachmaninoff:  Sonate Nr. 2 b-Moll op. 36 (1931) 

(Ich habe eine Karte zuviel, wenn Sie interesse hätte.)
 

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: iumonito on February 26, 2005, 05:02:48 AM

Quote from: molto_vivace on February 25, 2005, 01:19:22 PM

He's still alive and a new CD will be released next month.

https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/index.htms?/artists/pogoreli/pogoreli.htm

dorfmouse was für ein programm spielt er oder wird gespielt?

I am glad for his good health, but there is no logic behind your reference to the upcoming release of a DG cd.  Other upcoming ones include performances by Karajan, Bernstein and other illustrious ghosts.

"I hear dead people...."

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: molto_vivace on February 26, 2005, 12:11:57 PM

sry iumonito,

use the quicksearch to see pogorelich's page. There are some infos...

@dorfmouse
danke, hätte ich sehr gerne gesehen aber ich glaube das werde ich nicht schaffen da ich einiges zu lernen habe... klausuren...

Title: Re: Pogorelich
Post by: maxy on February 26, 2005, 11:06:27 PM

Ivo Pogorelich!  Mister 3rd reincarnation of Liszt and 5th reincarnation of Beethoven... ::)

A true wacko!  ;D