April 2012
46 posts
The Steinway Way →
nytimes.com
Inside the piano factory.
“Kuckuck”????
Is it German for Cuckoo? The descending third motive that is the obsessive interest of the development section sounds like the call I think.
I’m gonna be hearing it in my mind now when I practice it “kuckuck kuckuck kuckuck”.
“In 10 years’ time we might talk [about the Lang Lang phenomenon]. It might have disappeared by then. If not, I might say, ‘Well done, Lang Lang.’”
Mitsuko Uchida in a 2011 interview with the Financial Times” —Lunch with the FT: Mitsuko Uchida - FT.com
Mitsuko Uchida in a 2011 interview with the Financial Times” —Lunch with the FT: Mitsuko Uchida - FT.com
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Mitsuko Uchida – review | Music | The Guardian →
guardian.co.uk
Uchida’s tour of the last three Schubert sonatas continues.
“The recital unfolded like a vast epic: intensely coloured, fiercely dramatic, generously expressive; every phrase mattered. Apart from the sheer beauty of the performances – the crystalline purity of Uchida’s quiet playing was a wonder in itself – each of the sonatas was characterised in a way that fitted it perfectly into the overall scheme.”
Andreas Staier / Alexander Melnikov - Cité de la musique (concerts, expositions, pratique musicale et médiathèque à Paris) →
citedelamusique.fr
Ooh la la!
A program of Bach and Shostakovich preludes and fugues.
(thanks to Alex Ross for the link)
Why I Hate The 'Goldberg Variations' : Deceptive Cadence : NPR →
npr.org
Always love Denk’s sense of humour.
