Friday, 27 June 2008
Nadia Giliova, piano
The last almost-rescuable Gig-a-Blog™ from Back Then™. Sorry about the stupid gaps: mea culpa, etc. Right, off we go:
Blake Variations on a Theme of Bartók Op. 3
Interesting, spiky Bartók corners. I'd have loved some programme notes and I'd love to hear this again.
Another Blake work – sadly not noted at the time, so lost. Bother.
Schumann - Carnival of Vienna, Op. 26
- Allegro - grand, inspiring, goes with a real swing. Huge sound, incredible technical assurance.
- Romanze - gorgeous, mysterious, full of longing. I rather like the way this movement just sets out its stall and goes away - you don't get three hours of pleading.
- Scherzino - light, jollier moments
- Intermezzo - flowing lovely arpeggiation. And hence a full satisfying texture with melody being brought forward without being in your face.
- Finale - I loved this - busy, broad, singing at times and positively symphonic at others. This is a great movement and hearing it played by a great pianist like Giliova is a fantastic privilege.
Rachmaninov Two Preludes Op. 23
- Restful, calm, possibly too calm for me right now, but very beautiful.
- Ah - fireworks! That's more like it. Worth two coffees at least. Extremely exciting, and I need to get close enough to check whether she's actually got fourteen fingers or something: she is currently playing more notes than I can process. Fabulous.
So there you go. A jolly fine concert, and her notes (arf) really somewhat better than mine. Aha.
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