Bollani-chailly - Ravel Concerto In Sol

Ettore wrote:

Of course, having other historical (or otherwise) interpretations in your ears doesn't help

I heard Bernstein's and I don't like it, and I prefer Michelangeli, this one mmhm

Another voice for the dictionary of common ideas: jazz musicians know how to give better interpretations; here we are at the level of Keith Emerson, who modifies the initial theme of Janacek's Sinfonietta to turn it into a bluesy little tune that, however, does not add a single comma to our vision of the original musical piece.

Rotore wrote:

here we are at the level of Keith Emerson

...maybe 😉

He doesn't seem comfortable at all and "suffers" quite a bit from the accompaniment.

Perhaps a jazz musician takes "too many" liberties in performance, but on the other hand, that's what makes them a jazz musician... spare me the banality.

Do you think it is better if he tries to transform into what he is not, i.e., a classically trained musician?

This is not the first case, for example

Keith Jarrett and Chick Corea - Mozart Concert for 2 pianos

...perhaps they lack expressiveness, in color, but one immediately perceives the humility of those who try to respect the composer's thought ... precisely the role of the performer.

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GoffredoLIguri wrote:

In your opinion, is it better for him to try to transform into what he is not, i.e., a classically trained musician?

Well, Bollani has a classical background. For his diploma exam, he played Liszt's Sonata in B minor and Beethoven's op. 110... besides, that piece perhaps requires a bit of extra study.

The fact that the concert was performed by a number of sacred monsters ... does not make things easier and in my opinion Samson Francois' performance is also great, and from an interpretative point of view perhaps not inferior to the highly controlled Michelangeli, who remains the pinnacle in terms of purely instrumental control.

At first listen, it doesn't strike me too positively (a bit rushed, rhythmic, tense, but perhaps it is unfair to judge from a 'live performance heard on the PC').

In my ears, I have Martha Argerich with Claudio Abbado and also the Michelangeli version.