Author: theclarinetist
Date: 2004-04-12 21:18
Someone who knows..
To avoid rehashing the Stoltzman issue, I'll try to keep things general. I think simply playing the notes is, often, boring. If I just want to hear notes I can download a midi file. If performers cannot personalize a piece, what is the point? You can argue to no end at what point "personalization" becomes "mutilation" and you'd probably never find the perfect answer. I personally don't think Stoltzman crosses the line. I personally find the Goodman recording boring. BTW, I never said that a piece had to be altered to be interesting and I never mentioned Brahms or Stravinsky. This discussion is about the copland only and I think my opinions were appropriate that topic (even if you don't agree with them).
If you noticed my post, I discussed both sides of the swung vs. unswung issue, and I personally prefer it unswung.
The end story is, as a listener, I like to be entertained (as I would assume most would). I would rather hear a dazzling performance than a robot who is constrained and holding back. If I were a music historian or doing a report on Copland's intentions I might feel differently, but if I hear a piece I want to be entertained. That said, any performance that achieves that goal is fine with me (as a listener, mind you, not a musicologist).
I hope no one else was as enraged by my opinions as you were ; )
DH
ps - again, no spellcheck
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