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Denk at Kennedy Center
The new year kicked off with a recital by Jeremy Denk.
Embarrassment of riches this afternoon: historic Met performance on radio; recital tickets at Kennedy Center.
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Jeremy Denk pleases at Kennedy Center: Bach, Ives, Liszt, and Schumann. "Angelic" passages in Schumann stark contrast to boisterous Ives.Mike Schultz
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Jeremy Denk interviewed by Neale Pearle after recital. To release Ives recording, thoughtful, funny, and a blogger. Plated w/ Argerich.Mike Schultz
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Mangova at Kennedy Center
Just the thing for a sloppy day: recital by Plamena Mangova about to begin. House does seem a little light. Standards, Scriabin, Ginastera.Mike Schultz
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Mangova satsfies, not overwhelms. Ginastera pleases most. Maybe too brilliant; has not yet decided how to excel. Can be great if she does.Mike Schultz
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Perahia at Kennedy Center
In October, I won tickets to a performance by Murray Perahia.
Unbelievable luck! Won tickets to WPAS performance by Murray Perahia at Kennedy Center. Bach, Schumann, and more this weekend.Mike Schultz
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Perahia spellbinding in first half of Bach Partita and Beerhoven op. 109. Audience response and buzz is enthusiastic.Mike Schultz
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Chopin my favorite part, especially Etude and Scherzo. Playing here seemed especially free and attractive.Mike Schultz
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Attention flagged during Schumann, but Kinderszenen (?) is not my cup of tea. Perahia got more out of it for me than most.Mike Schultz
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Brahms Intermezzo and another Etude for generous and satisfying encore.Mike Schultz
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Valid theory? Used to listening to younger performers. Feel like they call attention to selves; older artists like Perahia focus on music.Mike Schultz
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Old News: Tsujii at Kennedy Center, More
That post about a Lincoln Center performance reminded me I should take advantage of the new embedded tweet feature to capture my impressions of a recent Kennedy Center performance.
Tsujii at #KenCen: good in Chopin; great in Liszt. Schumann leaves me cold. 200 years later I wish Marion Barry could tell him 2 get over itMike Schultz
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Tsujii magnificent in "Pictures..." at #kencen. Seen many pianists I wished would scale back. This first I've seen who needs big pieces.Mike Schultz
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So I started searching my Twitter stream and found some more. This from a performance by Cedric Tiberghien in September.
Kennedy Center opener. Straightforward, muscular Chopin in first half; Ravel and Debussy to look forward to.Mike Schultz
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Chopin a miracle and mystery. Wide dynamics, wild tempos, disparate melodies. Seems like a frenzied mess, but always coheres, solid, calm.Mike Schultz
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