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John W
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« on: 15:09:20, 26-05-2007 »
This week I was given an old CD (Lydian 18102, 1990) (a precursor to Naxos?) which includes Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20, K. 466, played by Peter Breiner.

I was shocked, even appalled at first when, without prior warning, I heard his cadenzas. Not sure if I'll play the CD again Undecided

I'm not against.... well first, for those of you who do not know Peter Breiner here is the lead up to and part of the cadenza from the first movement (2.6meg mp3, 2.5mins):

excerpt K.466 1st movement

In his 'opposite' mood, I DO like this:

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.990050

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So, what do you think of Peter Breiner?

John W
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MrYorick
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« Reply #1 on: 17:52:16, 26-05-2007 »
I think it's great!  I don't know the pianist, but his cadenza is great fun, and that's ok, surely?

A friend alerted me to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmjGDBWZZFw

He does similar things with Mozart Concerto candenza's, in an even more extravagant way...
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« Reply #2 on: 22:31:23, 26-05-2007 »
Quote from: MrYorick on 17:52:16, 26-05-2007
I think it's great!  I don't know the pianist, but his cadenza is great fun, and that's ok, surely?

Yes I agree the cadenza is fun, and big bands have been swinging the classics since the 1930's, but I'm not keen on a swinging cadenza while the rest of the concerto is played exactly as normal. It's just a bit of showmanship from Breiner, and I would not have appreciated that performance live (it was performed in Kosice in 1990).

Ditto Gilles Apap, it's fun after a bottle of wine but for me, if the rest of the concerto was normal it would just spoil it.

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He does similar things with Mozart Concerto candenza's, in an even more extravagant way...

Eh, the examples ARE Mozart  Roll Eyes


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MrYorick
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« Reply #3 on: 22:59:19, 26-05-2007 »
Hmmm...  I was going to answer that these cadenzas can't be so bad, when they manage to transform the original music into a modern idiom in an extremely clever way, but coming to think of it... jazzy piano in Mozart PC 20 maybe is somewhat out of place, because the music of the first movement is so sincerely and disturbingly sad...

Quote from: John W on 22:31:23, 26-05-2007
Eh, the examples ARE Mozart  Roll Eyes

I realised that.  Perhaps my phrasing was a bit unfortunate.  Undecided
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« Reply #4 on: 23:04:03, 26-05-2007 »
I DO like the Baroque arrangements of Beatles' tunes, I could listen to those  Smiley and it was nice to see he chose some very beautiful lesser-known tunes 
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