Mystery pianists -- not bonehelm's thread

[sidoze]

Yeah, I didn't like those as much. Like I said, we disagree. 

Thanks Tony!

OK, I will comment first on the ones that I enjoyed:

2 - Nice excitement and expressivity.

7 - Not the most expressive, but VERY impressive in spots.

8 - Probably my favorite, incredible tension and loved the powerful ending!

10 - Had all the necessary ingredients: nice tension, power and expressivity.


The others didn't move me

Actually, you are only disagreeing with yourself

[cx]

You should join OperaShare, there are lots of live recordings of Asahina there.

I belong, but stopped going there so often when I stopped paying for Rapidshare. I'll probably buy a month or three soon, when i have the time to sit and download everything I want. 

[orbital]

You call sidoze's clip short 

How about this? Identify the following 5 pieces from their very beginning. The first clip only has the opening note, the second one has two, the third three and so on. I counted chords as 1 note, the broken ones as seperate notes. Strangely enough, the clip with the opening single note only may be the easiest to identify 
The best part is no rapidshare needed, and I don't expect you to guess the pianist 

Clips 5, 4, 3, 2 here:

[orbital]

Clip 1 here:

[sidoze]

That's going to be hard, I'll try it tonight. I've also got 2 Chopin Ballade 1s to compare which I'll upload tonight.

[Drasko]

.........and I don't expect you to guess the pianist 

how nice of you

1. Rachmaninov
2. Chopin

those are wildest guesses imaginable (wilder are only reported seen somewhere in rainforests of amazonia)

[Larry Rinkel]

You call sidoze's clip short 

How about this? Identify the following 5 pieces from their very beginning. The first clip only has the opening note, the second one has two, the third three and so on. I counted chords as 1 note, the broken ones as seperate notes. Strangely enough, the clip with the opening single note only may be the easiest to identify 
The best part is no rapidshare needed, and I don't expect you to guess the pianist 

Clips 5, 4, 3, 2 here:

Can't get 'em all. I'd say:

2: Schumann Toccata
4: Chopin Fantasie Impromptu
5: Schubert Sonata in A

[sidoze]

I listened to 1 on my computer speaker and guess it's the Chopin Barcarolle.

[sidoze]

i'll guess 2 is a Rach etude.

[orbital]

5: Schubert Sonata in A

Bingo!
Pianist is Richter FWIW 

[orbital]

I listened to 1 on my computer speaker and guess it's the Chopin Barcarolle.

You guess right. Cherkassy hitting it.

[orbital]

2. Chopin

2: Schumann Toccata

i'll guess 2 is a Rach etude.

Hint: Number 2 is a sonata which is "supposed" to be shorter than it is.

[sidoze]

Hint: Number 2 is a sonata which is "supposed" to be shorter than it is.

well that could be any of Beethoven's   

I'm not sure what it is. On my computer at work it sounded like that Rachmaninoff etude with the giant striding steps (don't remember which number it is). I checked Schumann's Sonata 1 as that's always a work I felt should be shorter -- but it's not that. That however lead me to sonata 2 and I'd forgotten how wonderful this work is. Richter live in Italy '62 

[orbital]

That however lead me to sonata 2 and I'd forgotten how wonderful this work is. Richter live in Italy '62 

This is like yawning... highly contagious. I have another 1962 recording from the Kiev set. Just put it on. It is a very good work, but a lot of credit also has to go to Richter here.

As for the pieces, I tried to put fairly known pieces (perhaps except for the 4th clip, but I thought the opening is distinctive enough for anyone who has listened to it to recognize it).

Number 2 is froma period later than Schumann (and it tends to get quite dissonant). I agree with you about Beethoven  but what I mean here is the title of the piece making the suggestion.

[Drasko]

Number 2 is froma period later than Schumann (and it tends to get quite dissonant). I agree with you about Beethoven  but what I mean here is the title of the piece making the suggestion.

Ah, now you're making it too easy, it's

Feruccio Busoni - Sonatina brevis in signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni, K.280

no?

[orbital]

Ah, now you're making it too easy, it's

Feruccio Busoni - Sonatina brevis in signo Joannis Sebastiani Magni, K.280

no?

No. HArd to believe coming from me, but still further ahead (30 years or so 

[sidoze]

This is like yawning... highly contagious. I have another 1962 recording from the Kiev set. Just put it on. It is a very good work, but a lot of credit also has to go to Richter here.

As for the pieces, I tried to put fairly known pieces (perhaps except for the 4th clip, but I thought the opening is distinctive enough for anyone who has listened to it to recognize it).

Number 2 is froma period later than Schumann (and it tends to get quite dissonant). I agree with you about Beethoven  but what I mean here is the title of the piece making the suggestion.

I listened again and I don't recognise 2, 3 or 4. For a moment I thought 4 could be the Gubaidulina Chaconne, but a check reminded me that the latter is much stronger (well, blindingly violent really). I'm going to sit on the sidelines now

Drasko: nice one

[sidoze]

Hmm, could 4 be the start of Scriabin 5?

[sidoze]

Although the current game isn't over I want to put these up because there are only a few days left to download them. They're two contrasting versions of Chopin's Ballade 1, one lean and forward-looking, the other more introverted and spacious. I'd be interested in opinions on them more than guessing the pianist.

http://download.yousendit.com/B70C744E4C62B11F

http://download.yousendit.com/603A6EA456975C45

[orbital]

I'll end it. I don't want to drag those topics very long.

2 is Ives - 3 Page Sonata
4 is Messiaen's 1st etude de rhytme (that was a bit obscure perhaps, but the opening is not quite forgettable)

But I am surprised 3 is not discovered.