That thing about being 100% neutral is bullshit imo
Some performances turns into porno for sure but as my good friend who plays very difficult bach stuff says it's impossible not to add some kind of personal touch to what it might be...
And he's very pedantic about how things sounds 'right'
Check out his idiosyncrasies if you like: www.youtube.com/user/clau2138
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Mon 30 May 2011, 3:52,
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And he's very pedantic about how things sounds 'right'
Check out his idiosyncrasies if you like: www.youtube.com/user/clau2138
Yeah of course there's no such thing as neutral unless you program the notes into a sequencer.
I think Ciccolini adds a lot of feeling, but with a lightness of touch. The guy who says about "Captain Kirk style rubato" made me laugh. Like I said, too harsh, but I know what he's getting at.
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Mon 30 May 2011, 3:57,
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Glenn Gould was a kind of a human sequencer
and all the bright eggheads thinks he's one of the most competent and precise Bach interpreters ever but personally i can't stand his mechanical style and the fact that he's making these enervating goat sounds on virtually all of his recordings
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Mon 30 May 2011, 4:05,
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^this
Hella good chops but very distracting performances.
edit: And as you say a bit stiff, but they should be played fairly rigidly--IMO.
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Mon 30 May 2011, 4:11,
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edit: And as you say a bit stiff, but they should be played fairly rigidly--IMO.
They should be played precise indeed
but it beats me why they didn't gaffa taped him during recordings
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Mon 30 May 2011, 4:15,
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Hahaha
Sing along kids, you all know the words
"MNennnngg mmmm HNggggg MMmmmmHgggg"
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Mon 30 May 2011, 4:18,
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"MNennnngg mmmm HNggggg MMmmmmHgggg"
I really, REALLY like that.
There's a man who really gives a damn about what's important (in this case, the music), and doesn't give a damn about anything else (in this case, anything else).
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Mon 30 May 2011, 5:35,
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