'Pianists' Category
The Ravel L.H. concerto and reflections on posture
Seeing Bavouzet perform Ravel’s Concerto pour la main gauche at the Proms last Friday was an immensely inspiring experience. His technical assurance was such that he made the flashier, more mercurial runs and fiendish final cadenza seem like a spontaneous outpouring.
I had some serious goose-bumps several times during Bavouzet’s performance, which more than made up [...]Krystian Zimerman outburst
This article in the Grauniad about his public expression of discontent with US foreign policy made me think that I really ought to spend more money on recordings by Krystian Zimerman.
The paragraphs that most caught my attention are near the end, and tell you everything you need to know about the ridiculous heights of paranoia [...]