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Their opening Vivace ma non troppo sounded suspiciously like an Andante, and even as the last two movements unfolded at more appropriate tempos, one had the sense that the two musicians were trying too hard not to make mistakes.
A couple of botched passages by pianist Loeb couldn't come close to spoiling the rapt beauty of the Andante tranquillo and Allegretto grazioso. Here one heard a surprisingly fine rapport between pianist and violinist, though the balance was too far slanted toward the violin. Loeb seemed too close to...
The message was clear: under new management, the Catskill Mountains could go far. But Comedian Mal Z. Lawrence, who has often played the G, was not buying. "If Jennie were here, she'd cry," he decided. His colleague Mac Robbins, a fast man with a one-liner, was playing it...
Grieg's E-minor sonata is the set's only other piece in the standard repertoire. (In his liner notes reprinted from the original 1973 release Gould, with typical humor, claims that his rendition of the sonata should be considered as definitive because his maternal grandmother was Grieg's cousin...
Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos; Six Bagatelles, Op. 126; Andante Favori; "Fur Elise." Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano, with Zubin Mehta conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; London, 4 CDs. Despite its familiarity, the cycle of Beethoven concertos remains a severe test of mettle for pianists, as well as a handy yardstick for...