tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post2438859418900649480..comments2024-03-26T01:59:52.206-04:00Comments on Just outside: Brian Olewnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-21989193363122444102010-04-03T10:36:08.438-04:002010-04-03T10:36:08.438-04:00Hey, Caleb, happy to be of service!Hey, Caleb, happy to be of service!Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-29500392334340251012010-04-03T09:52:00.476-04:002010-04-03T09:52:00.476-04:00Hi Brian, many thanks for the pointer to the noctu...Hi Brian, many thanks for the pointer to the nocturnes, fun pieces that are very different from the more famous gymnopédies.Caleb Deupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013497049609718830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-13939720677290757782009-06-01T15:58:57.840-04:002009-06-01T15:58:57.840-04:00Thanks, Milton. I think I'll write about it again ...Thanks, Milton. I think I'll write about it again later, but yesterday, I relistened to the de Leeuw set in the car and your remark about trills etc. morphing into their own melodies was very much in my head. You really have to recalibrate your mind a bit (especially if, like mine, it's occupied by Ciccolini). There were many moments when those "flourishes" changed into small, distant, individual explosions, very beautiful.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-6363068748917656772009-06-01T15:44:25.839-04:002009-06-01T15:44:25.839-04:00I like the de Leeuw set very much. Moments we'...I like the de Leeuw set very much. Moments we're used to hearing as trills, ornaments or transitions suddenly become their own melodies.<br /><br />But the Alan Marks recording of Vexations is slower, and heavier than de Leeuw's.<br /><br />The 3 CD set by France Clidat is the other standout for me, she's the only one who can occasionally work in rapid playing & flourishes and have it really work.<br /><br />But I always, always keep coming back to Ciccolini. I can't even say why, there's just no contest.Milton Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05042193715470000681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-29082481638857996512009-05-19T17:46:43.155-04:002009-05-19T17:46:43.155-04:00And compared to Ulrich Gumpert's recordings of Sat...And compared to Ulrich Gumpert's recordings of Satie even Reinbert de Leeuw is rushing. But the 3-disc set by de Leeuw from 1977 is still the Holy Grail.Michael Grienerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01965690783785219341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-8746745306928535562009-05-19T13:41:00.000-04:002009-05-19T13:41:00.000-04:00:-) More eager than ever to hear him.:-) More eager than ever to hear him.Brian Olewnickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567239067604835372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-18862272790860008772009-05-19T13:37:00.000-04:002009-05-19T13:37:00.000-04:00Reinbert de Leeuw makes Aldo Ciccolini sound like ...Reinbert de Leeuw makes Aldo Ciccolini sound like a ferret that just drank a pot of coffee.Seth Tisuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193878850743685199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28154988.post-24616672504458066822009-05-18T17:31:00.000-04:002009-05-18T17:31:00.000-04:00Those looking for a Satie-related chuckle could do...Those looking for a Satie-related chuckle could do worse than searching YouTube for "John Cale" and "secret"...Serena WmS. Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202549972236588648noreply@blogger.com