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<p>Absolutely magnificent, Charles - thank you for sharing this.
But I fhink you're a little hard on the "stony" page turner - she
has an awesome responsibility. She can't afford to be carried
away by the music; she has to become a page-turning machine <span
class="moz-smiley-s1"><span>:-)</span></span>.</p>
<p>Tony<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 01/12/17 07:37, Charles Suhor wrote:<br>
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<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;
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-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class="">Okay, this isn’t
jazz, but there are so many interesting things going on,
musically and visually, that I couldn’t help sharing it. The
lines of of the opening cadence has some great syncopations. The
camera captures the grace and and dazzling speed of Polina’s
fingering, enhanced by the mirrored panel (and her beauty is
stunning)<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"
class="">. I’ve always loved Bach’s counterpoint but seldom
seen up close how the pianist’s hands interplay in the
execution. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:
initial;" class="">Funny aside: the stony page turner reminds
me of Keely Smith—so much is happening musically but she’s
sitting deadpan next to Polina, who’s clearly transported,
knocking herself out.</span></div>
<div style="margin: 0px; font-size: 16px;
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spontaneously applauds at the end of the movement, which I
really like. The mandatory concert convention of not applauding
until the end is as artificial as the conventional applause
after each solo by some jazz audiences. The whole 23 minutes is
a pleasure, but you can skip to the third movement at 16:00 to
see Polina Osetinskaya’s ferocious beauty at a peak. She’s
almost levitating with the joy of it.</div>
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Pee Wee Russell once said, “A certain group of guys—I don’t care
where they come from—that have a feeling and a rhythm that you
couldn’t take away from them, even if they were in a symphony
organization. Regardless of what type of music they play, they
could feel a beat from a conductor.” </div>
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