The Romantics in Period Performances

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Mandryka



Richard Burnett has just died on 8 July, he was 90. Nothing like a death to make me appreciate a life! I'm listening to the violin sonata here.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

milk

Quote from: Mandryka on July 13, 2022, 12:07:16 AM


Richard Burnett has just died on 8 July, he was 90. Nothing like a death to make me appreciate a life! I'm listening to the violin sonata here.
He must have been one of the most devoted conservers of historical instruments. Had you ever seen him perform or been to see his collection?

Mandryka

Quote from: milk on July 13, 2022, 12:23:06 AM
He must have been one of the most devoted conservers of historical instruments. Had you ever seen him perform or been to see his collection?

No, never saw him or saw the piano collection. His playing in that Schumann violin sonata is muscular.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

milk

#703

I don't know if this quite belongs here but I was really enjoying this tonight. It's pre-romantic although the instrument is almost there. So is the music.

Florestan



I just got this. Don't know if it's been mentioned before. Should be good, I reckon.
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

milk

Quote from: Florestan on August 18, 2022, 06:36:03 AM


I just got this. Don't know if it's been mentioned before. Should be good, I reckon.
I like that. People complain about Schroder's intonation, which can be a bit odd-sounding at times. I still like it. Penelope Crawford is great and she plays a wonderful instrument. I also love the music.

Florestan

Quote from: milk on August 18, 2022, 06:40:54 AM
I like that. People complain about Schroder's intonation, which can be a bit odd-sounding at times. I still like it. Penelope Crawford is great and she plays a wonderful instrument. I also love the music.

I'm not a HIPster but the repertoire is familiar and of great interest to me, so I decided to give it a try. Will report.
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

milk

Quote from: Florestan on August 18, 2022, 06:46:08 AM
I'm not a HIPster but the repertoire is familiar and of great interest to me, so I decided to give it a try. Will report.
Mendelssohn really was a brilliant young man. A genius.

Florestan

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

San Antone

Yi-heng Yang plays Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert on a Graf piano (2022).




I found out about this recording from a review in Early Music America, a magazine I have subscribed to for years.  Here's an excerpt:

QuoteMost people will likely know these works from modern piano performances. Yang's instrument is a preserved Graf fortepiano from 1825. Key differences from the modern piano are leather hammers, strings at less tension, and a wooden frame, where there's no cast-iron plate to hold strings under higher tension. It also has extra pedals, including a so-called moderator pedal—a strip of felt between the hammers and strings which audibly muffles the sound. A superficial impression is that the instrument is underpowered and a little tinny sounding in its middle register (courtesy of the leather hammers), but the ear adjusts quickly and the instrument's strengths are apparent: a sweet melodic character (attributable to the performer, as well as to the instrument), easy balances and clarity of textures due to the sound's more rapid decay, plenty of oomph (at least at the close range of a recording), and ability to execute accents and sforzandi without the notes lingering so long as to spoil the effect of a sudden interjection. In the hands of the gifted Yi-heng Yang, the instrument has all sorts of color and nuance, and is fully capable of virtuostic explosions.

milk

I compared this to Immerseel today and found Atlantis to really soar. I have to listen again to some of the other period groups but Atlantis performs with so much energy and power.

SonicMan46

Quote from: Florestan on August 18, 2022, 06:36:03 AM   

I just got this. Don't know if it's been mentioned before. Should be good, I reckon.

Hi Andrei - I own the three sets above including the 'Young Felix...' - all recommended; especially like Penelope Crawford - she taught at my alma mater (U. of Michigan) and indeed has a great fortepiano - a while back, our Brian interviewed her for MusicWeb HERE, worth a read.  Dave :)

milk

Quote from: SonicMan46 on December 09, 2022, 08:02:01 AMHi Andrei - I own the three sets above including the 'Young Felix...' - all recommended; especially like Penelope Crawford - she taught at my alma mater (U. of Michigan) and indeed has a great fortepiano - a while back, our Brian interviewed her for MusicWeb HERE, worth a read.  Dave :)

Nice. I always want to ask these HIP people who've done romantics why they do Dvorak, maybe the piano chamber music. There are a few recordings on period instruments but they're old and harder to get.

milk

Quote from: milk on December 16, 2022, 05:08:14 AMNice. I always want to ask these HIP people who've done romantics why they do Dvorak, maybe the piano chamber music. There are a few recordings on period instruments but they're old and harder to get.
I meant to say "why they don't do more Dvorak, or any..." Especially the piano trios and piano quartets/quintets or whatever he's got.

Dry Brett Kavanaugh


Mandryka

Quote from: Brian on January 03, 2018, 07:35:15 AMAny good/recommmended HIP performances of the Grieg Lyric Pieces (or other Grieg on piano)? I know there is a CD on MDG with Heidi Kommerell.

Quote from: The One on January 03, 2018, 07:44:03 AMThere was a recording with Grieg's own piano. I don't think it could get more HIP than that  :laugh:

Chase the butterfly

Is there really a recording with Grieg's piano?
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Luke

I have one by Leif Ove Andsnes, selected Lyric Pieces

Que

Quote from: Luke on March 02, 2023, 12:37:07 PMI have one by Leif Ove Andsnes, selected Lyric Pieces

That's the one, great recording BTW.


And welcome back, Luke:D

Luke

It is, I like it very much. Good selection of the pieces, sensitively played. Still can't beat the classic Gilels though. Obvious choice, but an utterly magical recording.

And thank you! Nice to be back!

Jo498

Pletnev recorded one "hommage à Rachmaninoff" (DG) disc on an instrument once owned by the composer and he might have used it for another recording.
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal