tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post2328089718180694072..comments2023-09-23T11:52:22.009-07:00Comments on BOOM'S DUNGEON: A Perfect PianistBoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-30368012188833363572011-10-31T12:39:19.267-07:002011-10-31T12:39:19.267-07:00Boom: "...and which are so lacking in persona...Boom: <i>"...and which are so lacking in personality as to make Alfred Brendel's playing sound almost flamboyantly expressive by comparison."</i> Good grief, are you serious!? (of course you are) ?!<br /><br />Long ago I denounced Brendel for disfiguring *my* Beethoven with his indulgences. Nowadays I can listen to his Schubert, but I usually put on my Kleenex-padded armor if I mustAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-50283735469571202672011-10-24T12:14:08.775-07:002011-10-24T12:14:08.775-07:00not a big problem ( said Voltaire , as Grumpy quo...not a big problem ( said Voltaire , as Grumpy quoted))<br />thank's anyway <br />I dont feel at ease in so various blogs (all are so verbose and my english allows me to read-only)<br /><br />i will try to read with some attention your discussion about 'structure, etc ' and some day (inch' Allah) perhaps I will try to enounce my own theory about music perception..<br /><br />bye coratogiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06282813914757276885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-42228881442174766312011-10-24T05:04:42.125-07:002011-10-24T05:04:42.125-07:00Bonjour, cher Coratogia!
Good to see you here.
I ...Bonjour, cher Coratogia!<br />Good to see you here.<br /><br />I see you are still on your quest for interesting Schumann recordings. I wish I could be of help with that broken part of the High Ponytail Gianoli recording, but alas I did not DL it. Somehow I was busy with other things at the time, I suppose, and just forgot about it...Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-59985082712459398442011-10-07T14:39:42.818-07:002011-10-07T14:39:42.818-07:00Laybl said:
>> why focus on artists who fall...Laybl said:<br />>> why focus on artists who fall short for you?<br /><br />Three reasons:<br /><br />1. Without performances that "fall short for me" I would not have a full understanding of what exactly makes me admire other performances.<br /> <br />2. Some readers may want to judge for themselves whether or not my assessment of a musician or composer is reasonable.<br /><br />Boomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16254294523764695548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8427944003603852488.post-24308815809851404212011-10-07T09:34:36.146-07:002011-10-07T09:34:36.146-07:00As a life-long Phillies fan, now retired to parada...As a life-long Phillies fan, now retired to paradaisical Maine, I've suffered through the ins and outs of the playoffs. Much of the downside I attribute to their pitchers being "squeezed". The strike zone seems to get smaller and smaller...which brings me, logically, to your critical reviews--first, Beethoven lacked tenderness, then Argerich lacked insight, dynamics, quien sabe...layblhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239429370851066412noreply@blogger.com