Piano Forum

rimv2 (or anybody else  ), what recordings have you listened to ?  I am currently listening to Samson Francois and also Martha Argerich (I also have Pollini, but haven't listened in a while).

Argerich is 2 seconds faster overall, but who knows where that is located, maybe just in the last chords (I haven't really payed attention to that).  What I do notice is that Francois is more articulate in his runs.  It is not that Argerich is sloppy, but just not as clear on every single note (maybe more pedal).

What have you decided regarding these runs as far as articulation is concerned ?  I think I prefer the more articulated sound, at this point.


Mayla 

Ah think the more articulated sound comes from changing the pedal half way through the  measure, or not you using it at all. It's kind of strange as a was thinking about this while ah was practicing it today and here now you bring it up.

Ah found it actually sounds better if you use a lot less pedal. One recording ah listened to was as the Argerch recording you described. The pianist was Garrick Ohlsson,  a chop comp winner. He used more pedal, and ah found his recording to less appealling to the ear than the one ah found of Jeanne-Marie Darre who seemed to pedal only the first beat of each measure. (and ah usually really like Ohlsson's playing)