The Slipped Disc daily comfort zone (64): Lost in the mists
mainA piano masterpiece by Leos Janacek played by the never-knowlingly overstated Ivan Moravec. Will make your day.
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It is not given to all pianists to make so much sense of the piece. While the Rudolf Firkušný recordings are probably the most often listed and recommended for this work, and for good reasons, anything Moravec chose to record makes it, to my mind, an important recording.
Wonderful indeed
Funny coincidence: just listened to this yesterday. Hauntingly beautiful
Wonderful work. I bought a recording of it by Jan Latham-Koenig back in the 1970s.
Great choice! The 1905 sonata he played at this concert is to be known too. My other pick for these works would be the even lesser known Josef Palenicek. I know nothing about him, but strong personality.
Richard Good played at concerts this sonata for decades. Orion Weiss made excellent recording of “In the mist”
Thank you, that was lovely.
Moravec was wonderful.