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Post Subject: Finding something unique in the compositionPosted by Paul S on: 7/4/2008
I have some Cortot and some Michelangeli - somewhere - but I am not sure if it includes Debussy, because I have not been able to stay in the room with most of the "Images"-type of Debussy rendered by most artists, most of the time, so I have not really tried much to listen to it. Or, there have been cases like Rubinstein (see the post), where I "like" what he is doing, but then it all starts smearing together, so listening sessions are short.
What I appreciate about Gieseking is the way he uses color and light for his Images, like a fine Impressionist painter, and he is deft enough that each piece is distinct, even to me, with my limited experience and awareness of Impressionist music. I often find corolaries between the science, art, literature, music and philosophy (and politics...) of a given period, but I do not like to get stuck with a predisposition toward an art work, preferring to let the work take its own course, as much as I can, and accepting differences at different times, as well. Still, I admit that I come back to some strong works just to get a particular "Fix" that I enjoy again and again, fairly often. I am pleased that the number of works I plan to revisit soon has grown substantially over the last few months, including Gieseking's Debussay.
Best regards,
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