I don't know... I suppose it depends upon what you think a piano concerto should be about, really! I think Chopin's concerti are exceptional works, the E minor in particular never fails to amaze me when played well. Considering the young age of the composer at the time they were written only makes them even more impressive, in my opinion!
but if you post about things you are completely uninformed about, said posts may be funny in a manner you don't intend.
The concerto is not Schumann's greatest piece
he subconsciously rebelled against anything even slightly resonating with showiness or empty display
he negates empty note spinning or egoistic soloistic self-aggrandizing
. One who might revel in the vacuous prestidigitation of mid 19th century keyboard warriors is clearly aesthetically ill-equipped to comprehend the pure musical riches of Herr Robert
Schumann, it seems, is to be criticized from every point of view; from those who enjoy the banal note spinners,
Thalbergmad is neither the first nor the last accomplished musician to dislike Schumann.
Well, have you composed anything that smells remotely better than even the smelliest, messiest dump that Schumann ever took?
Last time I checked, "the standard" was that popular pianists get paid well to perform popular works. Sadly, this means that the same 15-20 concertos get played again and again and again and again. You can't really blame Schumann for the fact that many people love his music
You cite laymen's standards (money and public popularity), not musicians' standards.
Sadly, the public supports what they want to support!
I think the existence of "canonical repertoire" is deeply regrettable.
I agree, but.... much (not all)of what's canonized IS truly outstanding, just as much of what's not canonized (again, not all) is NOT!
I think we should all just get along. Musicians need to admire, respect, and support each other! It's a but I do love his Piano Quartet and Piano Quintet! Who cannot shed a tear in the former when the cello sings so beautifully the theme of the Andante Cantabile?
The Schumann concerto is good music.
It isn't very pianistic
There are composers who composed much more 'effective' piano concertos.
I quite like the Henselt
I don't think that has been mentioned a lot around here recently
Beethoven and Mozart concertos are not all that splashy either
I really enjoy Clementi's stuff, although I can't really recall a concerto of his that grabbed me
I do understand Thalbergmad's perspective a little better.
I do believe he is grossly close minded and gratuitously insulting to Schumann, which is sad
I wonder if he has heard Horowitz playing Schumann, especially the late recordings?
However even he (probably the greatest Schumann interpreter of all time) never recorded the concerto (as far as I am aware).
In your opinion. It isn't very interesting either.Hundreds, even if we limit ourselves to the Romantics.
Well, at least you have some taste.
That depends on how much you are prepared to read before machine gunning the place with posts.
Depends what you mean by splashy.
Well, we cannot really use him to compare with Schumann. I doubt it.. I base my judgement on a wide variety of works for piano and orchestra that I have played, studied and listened to. I am happily insulting to Schumann.
Sadly yes, and they are horrid. Not even Horowitz could polish a turd.
There is nothing in it for him.Thal
Rubbish. So you think that Horowitz' late recordings are horrid? That's idiotic.
It is uninteresting what you think of Schumann
Maybe you just enjoy trolling.
This is an interesting discussion of Schumann:https://www.talkclassical.com/34398-appreciating-robert-schumann-2.html
Here also is an interesting article on Schumann's legacy
I expect Schumann would have been useless at golf as well. Like Nick Faldo at his boring best, he would hit 18 pars without trying for a birdie.Thal
I have studied an awful lot of piano music too. All (well nearly) of Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Bach, Mozart, Schumann, most of Faure, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Haydn, Scarlatti, Ravel, Scriabin, a good deal of Liszt, Tchaikovsky, Franck, Clementi, Bartok, Rameau, Handel, d'Indy and Mendelssohn. So?This represents more than 20,000 hours at the keyboard. I've also worked on the major art songs of Schumann, Schubert, Mussorgsky, Faure, Brahms and Rachmaninov. In my view, Schumann is the 3rd or 4th greatest composer for piano. And probably 5th or 6th greatest composer of all time across genres. The Kreisleriana, the Fantasy, the Davidsbundler dances, the Symphonic Etudes, and the Kinderszenen are amongst the most glorious, beautiful, rich, and spiritual works for any solo instrument. Rubbish. So you think that Horowitz' late recordings are horrid? That's idiotic. Anyone who is open minded ought to allow the late Horowitz
Why do you keep replying to my posts then??
Why do you keep posting links??Thal
No Medtner? Or Liadov..?
Medtner has never really grabbed me, he seems neither Germanic nor Russian. But I don't dismiss his works as lacking in value. Liadov's most interesting works to me are orchestral. Unlike some though, I am open to new experiences. I should have added Grieg to the above list..
I should have added Grieg to the above list..
Why do you bother posting at all, since your posts are worthless?
There is no such thing as an interesting discussion of Schumann.
OMFG OMFG YOU SHOULD TOTALLY GET INTO MEDTNER CMON MAN OMFGGGGGGGGGMedtner..is..Medtner..is....MAGICOh and since youre like a professional, you can probably sightread Liadov...i mean nothing too difficult but *** HES SO LOVELY
Oh come now, surely more than just Edvard. With the possible exception of D'Indy, your list borders on the truly prosaic and (even with him) quaintly old fashioned.
i guess we can stop saying the composer sucks and just post hundreds of examples that are vastly superior one down....______ to go?
Now that is a proper romantic concerto, It pisses all over the banal Schumann.Thal
Besides, there are certain risks involved when one is a bit too much on the defending side:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Daverio
It's perhaps a pity that this thread - if it has to exist at all in the first place - doesn't concentrate more on the Schumann Piano Concerto and what members here think are its virtues, vices and all things in between.
No, I think Schumann is horrid. Not ever Horowitz could extract beauty from Schumann because it does not exist in the first place.
I've asked you before, just out of curiosity (but I don't ever recall you having answered) - do you absolutely hate every note that Schumann composed and do you believe that all his works are equally "horrid", or do you find some at least acceptable but far more unbearable?