Schubert's Winterreise - personal favorites

An excellent fortepiano + tenor version

Very exiting presentation and phenomenal piano play

(You should listen to Lewis' Beethoven Sonatas as well, the best ever, IMO no one comes close)

Folks know my view by now, IMHO nothing comes even close to Fischer-Dieskau.


http://www.amazon.com/Schubert...id=1275337658&sr=1-2

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Originally posted by Aleg:
(You should listen to Lewis' Beethoven Sonatas as well, the best ever, IMO no one comes close)

There was some discussion on here not so long ago about the Lewis sonatas. I am with you, I love the sound of them but some strongly disagree
Here you go..

Except that I no longer find the basic grimness of the work itself speaks to me anymore.

Others will enjoy it, and Hans Hotter is splendid at bringing out the inevitable tragedy, whilst not emoting in a very direct way - a more or less restrained classical reading that for a while hooked me!

AYB from George

PP & BB.....or is that PC & DM

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Originally posted by Lontano:

quote:

Originally posted by Aleg:
(You should listen to Lewis' Beethoven Sonatas as well, the best ever, IMO no one comes close)

There was some discussion on here not so long ago about the Lewis sonatas. I am with you, I love the sound of them but some strongly disagree
Here you go..

Thanks for the link Adrian.

I have just read those messages and notice a large gap between the pro's and the contra's.

Some think a lot of Pollini. Well ...., I don't .

Only last year I went again to one of his recitals over here and wish I hadn't.

'These' pianists are for me just showing off their pianistic virtuoisity and leave the music standing outside in the cold. They can't hold my attention and appreciation for one sec.

The same goes more or less for Zimermann (I also read you went to see him), Zimermann's play on the slow movements is a wonderful mastery of voice and tonality. But once the faster movements come, there is no holding him back and all the music is gone and only his virtuosity is left. A shame really. And this virtuosity is what, IMO, impresses people so he gets a lot of applause and good critics, but overall I didn't enjoy his performance. He is virtuous in his piano playing of course, that's very good of him to be able to do so, but that's not where the music is IMO.

Then Lewis, he is a master at presenting all the subtleties that are there in the music, a master of restraint and of puting the music in front instead of the musician. A feat I also admire in Maria Joao Pires, Livia Rev, Alicia De Larrocha, and the like.

Ah well, the musings of someone who doesn't agree with a lot of the 'great musicians' of today.

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aleg