tsv_1
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Todd,
I listened to several samples of the CD. Some of them certainly are not unemotional, but here is my impression of what I heard:
The first sample gave me an empty "Take me out and shoot me" hopeless feeling. Here is where I like the strength of Beethoven in even his saddest music. It says "Come and fight", instead.
The second sample was mathematically correct but sounded detached.
Sample 22 was beautiful, but had me thinking about how wonderful it would have sounded if Beethoven had composed it. In my head I was filling in what I thought was missing (no, I don't pretend to be Beethoven).
I suggest you buy the CD of Murray Perahia playing Schubert's "Stāndchen" (the famous serenade) to get an idea of what I consider both beautiful and emotional. I heard Perahia play it live, and it was truly outstanding.
Great commentarry Bernard. While I didn't come away with exactly those impressions, that's no susprise given individual tastes on a wildly subjective topic. I find Ms Dinnerstein's phrasing to be stunningly emotive and engaging. Pulls me right inside her (and Bach's) world. The auschwitz-esque feeling you got from track 1 was truly antithetical to it's impact on me. However, in RELATIVE terms, I agree that track2 is more mathematical, but still a delight to my ear/brain. Also agree that track 20 is a lovely piece and, for me, easy to get comfortably and most agreeably lost within. I must say I'm quite surprised you didn't comment on track 21. I assume you listened to it (if you got as far as track 20). If not, you should go back and click play... perhaps even go back and listen to it again if if you already "think" you heard it once. If Bach's Maestoso is not a spookily prescient "ode to Ludwig" I don't know what is.
Guten Tag Bernard