Brahms plays Brahms?
Posted by: Todd A on 31 January 2003
Check out this link:
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~brg/brahms2.html
Other than the fact that the web page needs updating, the existence of a recording of Brahms playing some of his own music is interesting. No doubt the sound is hideous and the piece not great, but so what? An intriguing curiosity.
http://ccrma-www.stanford.edu/~brg/brahms2.html
Other than the fact that the web page needs updating, the existence of a recording of Brahms playing some of his own music is interesting. No doubt the sound is hideous and the piece not great, but so what? An intriguing curiosity.
I visited a B&B called "Woods Villa" in Statford Ontario, which has a personal "music machine museum". This fellow's hobby involves restoring all kinds of old Victrolas, player pianos, coin-op band-in-a-box devices, juke boxes, etc.
He has a player piano roll of Rachmaninov playing one of his own works (I can't recall which at the moment). The "interpretation" was quite a bit less dramatic that I've heard it played by contemporary pianists.
Coincidentally, the sound quality was fantastic, as it was being played on a Yamaha grand, in a nice large room. Very cool!!!
-=> Mike Hanson <=-
He has a player piano roll of Rachmaninov playing one of his own works (I can't recall which at the moment). The "interpretation" was quite a bit less dramatic that I've heard it played by contemporary pianists.
Coincidentally, the sound quality was fantastic, as it was being played on a Yamaha grand, in a nice large room. Very cool!!!
-=> Mike Hanson <=-
I just recalled something else interesting about this fellow: the only "stereo" system that he had was an old stack of separates from Radio Shack that had to be at least 25 years old. There was no CD player or "modern" turntable in the house.
I'll have to try to dig up his name. Apparently he used to be a good jazz pianist (specializing in stride). Supposedly he played well only when he was drinking, and the drinking was killing him. Now he can't stand to play, because he feels his performance is boring without the "juice" to get it flowing.
-=> Mike Hanson <=-
I'll have to try to dig up his name. Apparently he used to be a good jazz pianist (specializing in stride). Supposedly he played well only when he was drinking, and the drinking was killing him. Now he can't stand to play, because he feels his performance is boring without the "juice" to get it flowing.
-=> Mike Hanson <=-