Re: Sokolov playing Hammerklavier

On Sun, 17 Nov 2024 20:51:48 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:

On Sat, 16 Nov 2024 17:47:44 +0000, Zionazi wrote:

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And then people always talk about the beginning…
„the way Beethoven marked it is unplayable“ and

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It is obviously playable and there are existential
proofs it is. It was even more playable in Lang
van Bang's time when piano actions were quite a
bit lighter than nowadays.
>

stuff like that… who cares — it sounds like
shit… doesn’t anyone besides Dan and myself
notice? ^^

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They don't notice because they subscribe to a
shared belief system that has brainwashed the
listeners over 2 centuries that Lang van Bang
was "the greatest" composer ever. How could
one possibly not like and admire every single
note he wrote?

Yeah I believe this to be true to quite a degree — this uncritical
stance towards him seems to do him more of a disservice than you rating
idiots like Albeniz and respighi above him…