Slippedisc daily comfort zone (22): Unprompted
mainHow to let the music breathe.
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The Impromptus themselves? or Uchida’s performance? (I prefer Pires, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDVJkxGz_Tc). Anyway, thank you for the image, which I will try not to let get in the way of my enjoyment of these pieces, which I have loved ever since I first began to learn them eons ago!
I was strictly referring to the performance, Marfisa.
I have always liked these lovely pieces by Schubert.
On second thoughts, I think I see what you mean. Although beautiful, they are not exactly … interesting … to listen to. But they are physically enormously satisfying for to play; they feel so good under the hands – sort of like comfort food for a pianist.
Wonderful lady, wonderful pianist.
Beautiful photo of her and (as always) an admirable
interpretation. Thank you for the invitation to
listen to this.
The gem of the set is the Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat said to be the longest continuous melody in music, a cavatina. Horowitz recorded it ideally for DGG on film at one of his last recitals in Europe. Not to be confused with his earlier RCA recording of the facilitation in G major. Horowitz didn’t need facilitating and probably learned that edition by mistake. Pires, Zimerman, Edwin Fischer, Schnabel are memorable, but Horowitz is unforgettable, fingers extended straight, barely moving.