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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2014-04-12 17:37
A refreshing interview:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/proms/8667329/Christian-Tetzlaff-Hey-kids-you-can-stop-practising.html
-- Another unusual thing about Tetzlaff is that he has no interest in developing his own recognisable sound. “That would be completely wrong, because each composer needs a different sound. Really I think of myself as an actor who speaks through the violin, and when I encounter a new piece I have to find the right tone of voice, the right way to 'speak’. That is the difference between performers and composers. Composers are always themselves, whereas we have to be different every time.” --
--He snorts at the idea that certain pieces, such as Mozart’s violin sonatas [..] aren’t very satisfying to play, because the violin accompanies the piano. “They’re only ineffective for a violinist who’s interested in making an effect,” he says acidly. “But they’re great music, so no real musician could find them boring.” --
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2014-04-12 18:06
...except for his opinion of the Stravinsky concerto.
Try listening to Zehetmair's recording. I've been a fan of this piece for 40 years, and only recently came across this unconducted version with the Northern Sinfonia.
Zehetmair's calculatedly hyper-romantic, gestural style, set against a neoclassical background, now seems to me to show the work in an even more convincing light.
Tony
Post Edited (2014-04-12 18:13)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-04-12 14:46
Tony,
I've heard the same said of Reginald Kell's version of the Three Pieces. But I think (if I'm not mistaken) it's been said that Stravinsky liked his interpretation.
...........Paul Aviles
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Author: Tony Pay ★2017
Date: 2014-04-12 20:00
I don't want to get into a conversation with you, Paul, really. That sort of interaction never goes anywhere here.
But, for the sake of everyone else: do you see that 'the same' in Paul's "the same said of Reginald Kell's version of the Three Pieces", totally fails to capture what is so about Zehetmair's performance as against Kell's puny effort?
The two are totally different in both intention and effect, as anyone listening with a score can hear.
Tony
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-04-12 20:44
Regarding "the same:" there are no 'good' analogies
mea culpa
.............Paul Aviles
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Author: gwie
Date: 2014-04-15 01:07
I just saw this scorching review of a recent Tetzlaff performance. These music critics sure are harsh!
http://newyorkclassicalreview.com/2014/03/despite-teztlaffs-epic-fail-orpheus-shines-in-hungarian-season-finale
Heard him play Berg at Aspen, and he was fantastic.
Post Edited (2014-04-15 01:08)
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-04-15 01:54
Eric Simpson sounds to be a miserable, frustrated man filled with such palpable envy it hurts to read his review.
Must have cut his teeth on the interweb.
....................Paul Aviles
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