Word: feltsman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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PERFORMER: VLADIMIR FELTSMAN...
THERE IS A DEEPLY MYSTICAL SIDE to Vladimir Feltsman. It has to do with suffering and spiritual reunification -- what Tolstoy called "resurrection." But the Russian-born pianist refuses to talk about all this. He lets his music do the talking in the unfolding of these remarkable Goldberg Variations, from the first tender, probing notes of the aria, through successive layers of joy, exuberance, introspection and turbulence, and finally back to the whispered serenity of the aria. In between, as Feltsman might say, lies infinity...
...virtuoso, 40, made this live recording during a triumphant return visit to Russia, which he had left in 1987. The time was October 1991, and the place was the recital hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Feltsman's alma mater. "It was a very, very emotional experience for me," says the former refusenik, who for eight years was persecuted by the Communist regime for seeking to emigrate. "And I think that it was a good night. I played really as well as I could...