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nightsilhouette | 2010/12/08 15:53:41 |
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Reminiscences | 2010/10/16 07:08:08 |
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Robert McDonald's piano playing is eminently respectable.
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joewoo198256 | 2010/06/30 23:25:16 |
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看看《纽约时报》的乐评:
RECORDINGS; French Styles, Captured and Unattended
By DAVID MERMELSTEIN
FRENCH VIOLIN SONATAS
Midori, violinist; Robert McDonald, pianist. Sony Classical SK 89699; CD.
The violinist Midori long ago revealed a sympathy for edgy, even neurotic scores. So it is no surprise to find her playing Poulenc's Violin Sonata grippingly. This complex, often contradictory, work has much to recommend it, and Midori revels in its sharp turns and world-weary harmonies. Her especially broad tonal palette lends further richness. 【主要看对普朗克的评价】
Simple charm and lithe bowing lie at the heart of her mellow performance of Saint-Saëns's First Sonata, essentially a fancily packaged bonbon that she invests with seeming substance. Though pure whipped cream, the piece is no less delicious for her conviction and matchless technique.
Yet that technique has also allowed Midori to play certain scores with disconcerting facelessness. (In one recital, she made sonatas by Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar sound as if a single composer had written them.) Such a lack of character mars Debussy's familiar Sonata in G, which here sounds easy and routine, lacking the urbane and perfumed qualities it needs to succeed. There are simply too many excellent versions of this outstanding piece for her well-played but unremarkable version to prove competitive.
Midori's accompanist is the pianist Robert McDonald, a gifted artist in his own right. Longtime collaborators, Mr. McDonald and Midori are as comfortable together as one could wish. And Mr. McDonald is not afraid to take the spotlight occasionally. To her credit, Midori seems only to encourage him. DAVID MERMELSTEIN
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