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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2016 20:30:31 GMT
December 2016 - Ivana Gavrić - In The Mists This is one of the albums that I bought from our very own Jandl100 (Jerry) recently in an attempt to try out Classical some more as I have never really explored this ridiculously large genre. I instantly liked this album. I am a very big fan of the Piano as an instrument and the quality and skill involved in this album is amazing but also I like the music too. Let's see what you all think. Spotify: Wiki: Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a link to the album, but there is one for Ivana Gavrić, so I have posted that below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivana_Gavrić
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2016 20:30:53 GMT
Obviously a 10/10 from me  |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 6, 2016 20:45:36 GMT
Looks like a nice selection of works here, look forward to listening to this - thanks Paul! |
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 6, 2016 21:37:37 GMT
Sure you got the spelling right on your poll title there Paul?!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2016 21:53:09 GMT
Sure you got the spelling right on your poll title there Paul?! Oops - not sure what happened there, fixed it now |
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Post by ChrisB on Dec 6, 2016 21:55:14 GMT
Excellent!
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Post by jandl100 on Dec 7, 2016 10:20:27 GMT
Nice album - and the money for it went to charity, not me.  An excellent off-beat start with a Janacek work. Quite an unusual soundworld, not a usual mainstream piano work. Maybe it's her east European background, but Gavric hits the eastern, a-rhythmic hesitations to the musical flow spot-on. A lovely, unusual work which grows on me with repeated listening. 10/10 The Schubert D.784 sonata, which is one of my favourite piano works, is good here but lacks a little in poetry and emotional depth. A very good intro to the piece, though. Use it as a launch pad for listening to more recordings of the piece! 7/10 I have yet to get "in" to Liszt and Rachmaninov solo piano music -- I've only been trying for the last 40 years! -- so no comment to make on those except that they continue to baffle me somewhat. Overall 8/10 for me. Nice album. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2016 14:00:18 GMT
Nice album - and the money for it went to charity, not me. Very good point Jerry... it did indeed. |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 7, 2016 14:20:40 GMT
In the Mists is a very poignant title and work indeed - Janacek had lost his daughter and was getting his opera scores knocked back...
I will be playing the first part of this to my son who is just learning 'phrasing' in piano ie not just playing the notes, but how to make them come alive and tell a story, by speeding up time, slowing it down, and stopping time. I think this is exquisitely judged in this work and will be looking to hear this pianist in concert.
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Post by Slinger on Dec 7, 2016 14:39:27 GMT
The start of the Janáček could be subtitled "pianist wanders off in search of a tune" as far as I'm concerned. The good news is that by the Presto movement she's almost found it. The rest of the album I like, especially the Rachmaninov. Spotify has it wrong by the way, that Schubert sonata is in A minor, not D minor. 7/10 for me. |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 7, 2016 15:14:50 GMT
I have yet to get "in" to Liszt and Rachmaninov solo piano music -- I've only been trying for the last 40 years! -- so no comment to make on those except that they continue to baffle me somewhat. Gosh, Jerry drops Wednesday bombshell!  I wouldn't be without my Rach piano lps - got most of them with Ashkenazy on the keys ... I'll try and dig out one of my favourite short pieces and see what you make of it, but you've probably heard them all! |
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 7, 2016 15:16:53 GMT
I was dithering between an 8 or 9 score - chose 9 as it makes for a nice pattern on the chart .... |
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