Schumann, Kreisleriana Op.16,Recorded Live 1981 Setrak setrakian Piano

[url=http://server3.pianosociety.com/protected/schumann-16-setrakian.mp3]I - Ausserst bewegt
II - Sehr inning und nicht zu rasch
III - Sehr aufgeregt
IV - Sehr langsam
V - Sehr lebhaft
VI - Sehr langsam
VII - Sehr rasch
VIII - Schnell und spielend[/url]

darn, i wanted to learn/record this one...

Wonderful! And you are also such a great live performer!

This recording reminds me on a CD recording of the Kreisleriana by Wilhelm Kempff I own, similar style, similar quality. Great!

[quote="Setrak"]Schumann, Kreisleriana Op.16,Recorded Live 1981 Setrak setrakian Piano

Recently I prepared and purposed to my friends a "Kreisleriana compilation"
whith the same extracts played by 16 pianists, without telling their names.
My friend (and I too) liked more : Pletnev, Kissin, Margulis, Sokolov, Horowitz (I recording),
then Sofronitzki (preferred by me, as usual in all he plays), Hofmann, Kempff, Cortot, Argerich, Anda then the others (Pollini, Grimaud, Perahia, Perlemuter ).
I don't know if your interpretation win in this contest, but I'm sure it will be classified
among the first 4-5. And it is a live recording, as not all the others.
Your style, to make a comparison, is near to the richness in phrasing and microdinamics
details of Pletnev and Margulis (another pianist extraodinary IMHO), with a conception
very poetic but a little more "concrete", less oniric than these ones . More a point
of wiew from the high than a dispersion IN the story(not a fault or a value,
only an impression).
The robustness of technique in the colour's variety is very near to Sokolov's one, as the general
conception.
In my modest opinion, nearly at the same amazing level of your Beethoven, while the
3rd Chopin's Scherzo seems to me only excellent.

Thank you,
Sandro.

Indeed extremely well played all the way through and amazing live performance! Just whished I was there. Unfortunately, the sound quality is not very good and it sound like it has been first coded to a low quality as 32 or 64 kbps and then after wards recoded as 128 kbps. But the playing was magnific!

The recording is up on the site.

Thank you to all,

It be nice to prepared "Kreisleriana compilation" I think Pletnev, Kissin, Margulis, Sokolov, Horowitz ,Sofronitzki ,Hofmann, Kempff, Cortot, Argerich,Pollini, Grimaud, Perahia, Perlemuter all are in the first class, they deserve to be, and I wish to be the last, for me is not to be number, just I am doing my best in music.

> It be nice to prepared "Kreisleriana compilation"

..that was only a play. But very enjoying and interesting. Without knowing the names (only at the end), one call evaluate each interpretation without preconceived ideas.
And above all one can more easily reflect about the problems of musical interpretation.


> I think Pletnev, Kissin, Margulis, Sokolov, Horowitz ,Sofronitzki ,Hofmann, Kempff, Cortot, Argerich,Pollini, Grimaud, Perahia, Perlemuter all are in the first class, they deserve to be, and I wish to be the last,

I do not agree with the last your consideration. I think there is not a precise quality border between "names" and less famous names. And your example help me in this idea.
No borders, but grey zones.....

Best regards,
Sandro.

Dear Sandro,

I think you are right, I agree with you all the way.

have nice weekend
Setrak

Fantastic recording, it captured me from the first note to the end. Thank you for all that things you post, it is always a great pleasure to listen...
Julia

Dear Julia, Thank you for your posting about Kreisleriana Op.16, I was looking to your personal site, it's very nice and musically.

Thnaks for another great recording, even though the reording sound is not as good as most of your other posts. I enjoyed it and am waiting to hear the Ginastera. Have you started it yet?

Hi Jojn, I record 1st and 2nd movement with the score that you sent it to me, I am waiting 3rd and 4th movement score with thanks.

Thank you, that`s nice. I´m looking forward to your next recordings

Thank you Julia for your reply, It's nice to hear from you, anyway this is my privet email ID Setrakian@gmail.com in case to send attachment or asking any question.

Best wishes
Setrak Setrakian

Thats very kind of you, Setrak. If I have something, I will send it...
All the best
Julia
(anyway, also my address: julia.froschhammer@gmx.net)