tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6381163524722064073..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: PrecipitatoBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-50281925930222898172016-11-21T11:11:23.230-06:002016-11-21T11:11:23.230-06:00Definitely Richter.Definitely Richter.Nathan Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123467208814463388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-63521166606151632882016-11-21T08:21:02.517-06:002016-11-21T08:21:02.517-06:00My pleasure, Nathan. And thanks! I think that my f...My pleasure, Nathan. And thanks! I think that my first exposure, probably thirty years ago now, was with a box of the piano concertos lent to me by a composer. But I didn't further my understanding of Prokofiev beyond that for a long, long time. Now I would like to get a good box of the piano sonatas. Which would you recommend?<br /><br />@Jives: Yes!! Listen to how the sixteenth notes bite in Sokolov's performance at the slower tempo.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-8017554051431364662016-11-20T10:15:45.127-06:002016-11-20T10:15:45.127-06:00Fascinating! If it's played too fast, you can...Fascinating! If it's played too fast, you can't hear the 7. Sokolov takes the prize. Jiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430049896063808671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-90356714712550866412016-11-19T21:55:00.783-06:002016-11-19T21:55:00.783-06:00Why thanks! The piano sonatas are great, but not a...Why thanks! The piano sonatas are great, but not always especially accessible. He's got a large number of suites which are fantastic.<br /><br />Things have been very busy, but I do still really enjoy catching up on your blog when I have time -- always very interesting stuff.Nathan Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14123467208814463388noreply@blogger.com