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Post by julesd68 on Jul 14, 2014 20:33:51 GMT
Here's the thread where you can post some of your favourite classical performance videos!
To get things going, here is something I personally find very special. Performing the Bruch Violin Concerto, I present the mighty Kyung Wha Chung, playing in her absolute prime with the Bournemouth Symphony conducted by Paavo Berglund in 1974. Such a truly radiant performer, I will let the music speak for itself.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 16, 2014 16:03:34 GMT
Cameron Carpenter on Organ - Chopin Revolutionary Etude
Superb playing, how he works the pedals in heels leaves me speechless.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 16:13:12 GMT
Cameron Carpenter on Organ - Chopin Revolutionary Etude
Superb playing, how he works the pedals in heels leaves me speechless.
Phew, can't say I cared much for the music but the playing was certainly rather impressive (pity about his shirt  ) |
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Post by Andrei on Jul 16, 2014 21:14:44 GMT
Jules, that is something really special. Chung is a beautiful woman; music, performance - the full package.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 16, 2014 21:53:37 GMT
Hi Andrei, I couldn't agree more and am so pleased you enjoyed the Bruch!
Kyung Wha Chung concentrates mainly on teaching nowadays, with a few concert appearances aswell but I am still hoping that I might see her perform live one day - a truly beautiful lady and artist.
Her recordings for Decca are exceptional -
SXL 6493 - Tchaikovsky and Sibelius Concertos
SXL 5673 - Bruch Concerto and Scottish Fantasia
SXL 6601 - Walton and Stravinsky Concertos
SXL 6759 - Saint Saens & Vieuxtemps Concertos
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Post by Chris on Aug 1, 2014 23:09:44 GMT
Oh superb. I shall follow this thread with interest. Won't be able to post much up though due to pig ignorance. My apologies.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2014 23:30:39 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Aug 2, 2014 6:40:07 GMT
Wonderful. The Dvorak is my favourite cello concerto.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 7:11:23 GMT
Wonderful. The Dvorak is my favourite cello concerto. Isserlis plays very well I think, the passage from 9:54 is particularly beautiful. I like the Dvorak too, it's fiendishly difficult to play. |
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Post by Andrei on Aug 4, 2014 12:57:58 GMT
Hi Andrei, I couldn't agree more and am so pleased you enjoyed the Bruch! Kyung Wha Chung concentrates mainly on teaching nowadays, with a few concert appearances aswell but I am still hoping that I might see her perform live one day - a truly beautiful lady and artist. Her recordings for Decca are exceptional - SXL 6493 - Tchaikovsky and Sibelius Concertos
SXL 5673 - Bruch Concerto and Scottish Fantasia
SXL 6601 - Walton and Stravinsky Concertos
SXL 6759 - Saint Saens & Vieuxtemps Concertos
There are quite a few PYTs (Pretty Young Things) out there but Chung is tops to me. Not sure if you are into poetry but these lines could have been written for her: (I have been up that Tower, which goes by the name of the poem - it is truly special) The Pearl of the Orient In great Shanghai there is agirl Who does not talk but only sings. Her skin, it shines, it's like a pearl And when she smiles she gives you wings. You can find her close to the moon Top a pearl tower, with wind in her face. She sings, and you fly, seduced by her tune And your heart disappears, without a trace. |
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