Re: A Truly Imperial Emperoar!

On Dec 24, 2024 at 12:58:30 AM EST, "DeepBlue" <dan.koren@gmail.com> wrote:

Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfbSQzLOlbE
 
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
 
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
 
Cheers!

It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately, the orchestra blatted the first
note, sounds like it's in the next room, and the timpanist couldn't be
discouraged one whit. But then again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here, the orchestra is definitely in the
back seat.

Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music, maybe a tiny bit too forceful
in the second movement, otherwise a great performance by her.

-Owen