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# 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.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 3:57, archived)
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(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:04, archived)
# 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
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:05, archived)
# ^this
Hella good chops but very distracting performances.
edit: And as you say a bit stiff, but they should be played fairly rigidly--IMO.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:11, archived)
# They should be played precise indeed
but it beats me why they didn't gaffa taped him during recordings
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:15, archived)
# "enervating goat sounds" HAHAHAHA
this I have to hear.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:11, archived)
# *MÆÆHH*
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:12, archived)
# Hahaha
Sing along kids, you all know the words
"MNennnngg mmmm HNggggg MMmmmmHgggg"
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:18, archived)
# 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).
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 5:35, archived)
# Changing the subject somewhat
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:15, archived)
# :)
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:27, archived)
# (:
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 4:48, archived)