Recital recording-Schnabel, Chabrier, Hindemith, Medtner, Debussy, Ravel, etc

[fnork]

Had my final recital of the summer just now, which included lied, chamber music and a chamber concerto apart from some 45 min of solo pieces. Here's the whole gig, in the correct order
Sorry for doing a double post, but just got the video files for my recital last week, and couldn't anymore edit the previous thread I started. Ignore the previous thread Enjoy!
 

[rachfan]

Hi fnork,

Where I play mostly Russian late romantic works (including Medtner), I was immediately drawn to your Medtner Skazkas, Op. 20.  Your renditions of  the "Two Tales" were extraordinary.  Absolutely a marvelous performance!  You were fortunate to have a great piano too.

Thanks for posting your recording here.

David

[awesom_o]

Great job on the Medtner!

Thanks for sharing! I'll be sure to listen to the rest when I get a chance.

[fnork]

Thanks for the comments! Yes, I have also noticed that piano-oriented friends seem to have gravitated the most towards the Medtner pieces, and perhaps the op 20 is one of his most instantly appealing opus. I wouldn't hesitate to say that there are other piano works in this program worth hearing however - and the Hindemith, with chamber orchestra, is a real masterpiece!

[gvans]

That Bortz quintet is something. Lovely modern piece. You play it well, and such fine string players. Congrats.

Glenn

[awesom_o]

I really enjoyed the Couperin. The sophistication of your ornamentation has really developed!

[ronde_des_sylphes]

I've not listened to it all of the pieces yet, but consistently very good playing. The Medtner is of course fantastic, really exciting and a deep sonority. Thanks for the introduction to the Schnabel pieces; I was aware of his compositions by reputation but had never heard any of them. I think the Gustavsson is genuinely rather moving. An interesting synthesis of romanticism and more modern elements (suffice it to say I was quite surprised by the birthdate when I googled him).

[emill]

YOU are one FINE pianist worth spending (money included) a weekend evening listening to!!!!

[fnork]

Thank you all for listening, and for the nice comments! Glad to hear this comment on ornamentation in Couperin - it's all so sensitive, and perhaps more tricky to do on the modern piano in a way, though the piano also offers more possibilities. Nice to hear that the work on those details seems to be paying off!
And yes, the Gustavsson is for me a very successful mix of, like you say, somewhat different idioms - they all blend very well into a whole, I would say.

Thanks again for listening! Turns out I got another gig with the Hindemith piece in a month, will be fun to revive that one soon again.

[iancollett6]

I have always liked your posts in the audition room. My favorite is the Prokofiev concerto a while ago.

[fnork]

Glad to hear that, thanks - doing that concerto again in 2.5 weeks