That fabulous night-owl Marcel Proust, who slept by day and worked by night, was sufficiently wealthy to insist that those around him stick to the same schedule.
Thanks, Helen. Joyce DiDonato's version of Hahn's Oh Chloris is one of my favourites - a close second to that by Lea Desandre, accompanied on the lute by Thomas Dunford: both available on YouTube. And I agree that her commentary from the stage on his Venetian pieces is excellent ( though it doesn't mention that Hahn once manoeuvred a piano onto a gondola in order to play some of them in situ.) The recording of Hahn performing his own work has academic interest but hardly does the music any favours.
I wanted to let you know that a few weekends ago I attended a performance in the front room of a suburban house here in Melbourne. There were twelve of us in the audience and we listened to a beautiful repertoire of piano music played on a grand piano. It was a beautiful spring day outside and the performer often got transfixed by the flowers outside while his fingers caressed the keys in what was obviously very familiar music to him. He is a PhD student studying piano performance and it was a sublime afternoon. This was my first time attending, but apparently this host regularly holds such afternoons.
Delightful. Joyce DiDonato (magnificent recording of her singing at Carnegie Hall), said there is an original of him singing this via Youtube but I am unable to source it unfortunately. I had no idea Marcel Proust was so pedantic but quite so when I think about it. Might try the cork here at home.
Thanks, Jenni. I'm glad to hear the tradition survives somewhere.
Thanks, Helen. Joyce DiDonato's version of Hahn's Oh Chloris is one of my favourites - a close second to that by Lea Desandre, accompanied on the lute by Thomas Dunford: both available on YouTube. And I agree that her commentary from the stage on his Venetian pieces is excellent ( though it doesn't mention that Hahn once manoeuvred a piano onto a gondola in order to play some of them in situ.) The recording of Hahn performing his own work has academic interest but hardly does the music any favours.
I wanted to let you know that a few weekends ago I attended a performance in the front room of a suburban house here in Melbourne. There were twelve of us in the audience and we listened to a beautiful repertoire of piano music played on a grand piano. It was a beautiful spring day outside and the performer often got transfixed by the flowers outside while his fingers caressed the keys in what was obviously very familiar music to him. He is a PhD student studying piano performance and it was a sublime afternoon. This was my first time attending, but apparently this host regularly holds such afternoons.
Delightful. Joyce DiDonato (magnificent recording of her singing at Carnegie Hall), said there is an original of him singing this via Youtube but I am unable to source it unfortunately. I had no idea Marcel Proust was so pedantic but quite so when I think about it. Might try the cork here at home.