Valentina Lisitsa

"Philology" is a term and no one has yet seriously addressed the issue of hermeneutics applied to music; one has yet to begin taking up Hans Georg Gadamer and understanding what would come before "philology."

Art is more than a term and it is more than a systematic approach.

The artist must be the artist: neither in front of, nor behind the composer.

Davehammerklavier wrote:

The artist must be the artist: neither in front of, nor behind the composer.

I agree.

i would even say (thinking of the performer facing the beloved work of art)... the husband must be the husband: neither in front of, nor behind the father-in-law.

in agreement with Davehammerklavier ... it is cold. go listen to her interpretation of Chopin's Berceuse ... she flies over the keyboard with those hands that look like butterflies. but in the end, this lullaby results in nothing more than a technical study. I believe there is much better stuff out there.

There are some things I don't like either, while other interpretations I like very much. But we must not make the mistake of judging it solely by a single piece like the Berceuse. As I have also mentioned in other posts, Chopin's original intention was to create a study on variations, so much so that the original title was "Variations," later changed to Berceuse by the publisher. Historically, one should see if the publisher's suggestion had to do with a listening of the study that reminded them of a lullaby. In any case, I also do not like Lisitsa's Berceuse; I prefer it as a lullaby: clear, cantabile, relaxing, and serene.