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Offline alcyone

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Time Travelling
on: August 03, 2024, 01:59:38 PM
When I read an account given by one of JS Bach's students, that he had a heavenly time one day, in a lesson, when Bach wasn't in a mood for teaching, he played the entire Well-Tempered Clavier in one go (probably Book 1), how I wish I could time travel there!

If you can time travel, just for once, where and when would you go to listen to music or attend a historical performance?

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Re: Time Travelling
Reply #1 on: August 04, 2024, 03:50:00 AM
When I read an account given by one of JS Bach's students, that he had a heavenly time one day, in a lesson, when Bach wasn't in a mood for teaching, he played the entire Well-Tempered Clavier in one go (probably Book 1), how I wish I could time travel there!

If you can time travel, just for once, where and when would you go to listen to music or attend a historical performance?
I would go to a Liszt concert in which he played the Douze Grande Etudes (S. 137) or the Etudes d'Execution Transcendant d'Apres Paganini (S. 140). I've always wondered how he played these "impossible" Etudes.
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Re: Time Travelling
Reply #2 on: August 07, 2024, 12:00:03 AM
Yes i would also like to see liszt but i would also like to see Chopin, im not sure who i would pick ( probably liszt because his playing is written to be as simply perfect and chopin on the other end left pianists frustated like thalberg who said after hearing chopin play for a hour or so , "i need to hear some real piano playing" or something like that. I think i would enjoy liszt playing something more melodic aswell, his tone is said to be remarkable, so to hear him play a beethoven sonata would be a joy. Of course there are those like horowitz cortot and of course Stansislav neuhaus whom i would enjoy alot but these are recorded and i would like to see them in person to see how the recording altered the playing. Im not sure if i really believe horowitz could have that dynamic range through just playing with a low stool and flat fingers. I suspect the recording medium has something to do with it. Of course there are people who heard him play but i dont know any!

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Re: Time Travelling
Reply #3 on: August 08, 2024, 04:30:39 PM
When Czerny brought young Liszt to Beethoven, Beethoven asked Liszt to play something from WTC. B was impressed of course (L played c# minor)

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Re: Time Travelling
Reply #4 on: August 08, 2024, 09:33:39 PM
https://youtu.be/sD11zew7w-Q?si=L3v4DyVWEexp6rOW

Hearing this live would’ve been insane
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