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Piano Street Magazine:
Wagner’s Universe in a Pianist’s Hands

One of the most thrilling performances offered at Cremona Musica this year was the Wagner by Liszt recital given by Filippo Tenisci – Italian pianist, born 1998 and celebrated for his refined interpretations and expressive mastery of the Romantic repertoire. After his recital we got the chance talking to Tenici about his Wagner/Liszt project. Read more

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doctor_ivory

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I didn't even know such a thing existed!

on: August 10, 2010, 07:28:43 AM

I had no idea Glenn Gould ever recorded anything by Chopin. But apparently this recording was locked away in the old CBC archives for years and then eventually released by Sony.

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Re: I didn't even know such a thing existed!

Reply #1 on: August 10, 2010, 08:15:55 AM

Gould is going to torment us from his grave?! I think he would be rolling over in his grave if he knew this was released. It's so obvious that it was kind of an experiment or test. I was tempted to stop listening after the exposition (those two rolled chords at the beginning - ON the beat?!) but I persisted and it became more interesting as he went along. When you're recording, it's sort of what you do. You start out playing everything loud and of equal sound and then gradually begin to find the colors and dynmics. Then you do more takes and splice the thing together. In fact, the recapitulation was much more refined. Did you hear the final run at the end? He ends with a d#!
Thanks for posting. It was very interesting.