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shagdac

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #50 on: January 09, 2006, 10:03:33 AM

Gottschalk and Alkan

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shagdac

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #51 on: January 09, 2006, 10:05:02 AM

Gottschalk and Alkan

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #52 on: January 10, 2006, 12:02:08 AM

Mozart/ Beethoven

I know thats 2 but I am greedy

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #53 on: January 11, 2006, 06:50:59 PM

Liszt definitely.

I would like to see him playing Sonata in B minor and maybe some improvise.
That would be interesting.

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #54 on: January 12, 2006, 01:53:17 AM

Lizst
Simon Barere
Horowitz in his prime

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #55 on: January 12, 2006, 04:04:59 AM

Saint Saens... When he was ten years old, he was able to play all the sonatas by Beethoven ¡¡¡

Mendelssohn impovising

Cesar Franck at the age of 13 playing his Concerto num. 2

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #56 on: January 12, 2006, 11:30:44 PM

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #57 on: January 13, 2006, 02:49:41 AM

I like playing Chopin, so I would like to see Chopin play and see how he played he's own pieces. Oh and Liszt of course.

I dont see anything special about Rachmaninoff (please dont yell at me for saying that).

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #58 on: January 13, 2006, 03:52:20 AM

Quote from: jamie_liszt on January 13, 2006, 02:49:41 AM

I dont see anything special about Rachmaninoff (please dont yell at me for saying that).

I agree. I have heard his Chopin, and i do not find nothing spectacular or special in his playing.

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Re: If you could see one pianist play from the history of piano, who would it be???

Reply #59 on: January 23, 2006, 02:57:19 PM

There are several that spring to mind when I came upon this question:

Mendelssohn playing Variations Serieuexes, to hear exactly how he wanted it played.

Rachmaninov playing Prelude in C#minor, to see his huge hands jump around the keyboard. Also I want to see him play the intro to his third concerto at the speed that I have heard him play it on a CD I have, or faster if he would be up for it, although I fear his fingers might fall apart from very old age

Chopin playing Ballade No.3, to see him play the octave arrpeggios of chords and hear the true essence of Chopin.

Liszt playing Gnomenreigen, to hear how he really intended it to be played. I read that he didn't want it to be played so fast as it would wash out the true sound of it, and used to say to his students when they played the crossing-hands part, "There you go mixing salad again!" Also just Liszt improvising on some themes I have come up with, I would love to hear his own personal touch on my ideas!
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