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Really really good! A highly recommended recording by a promising young pianist! His performances of Mozart are soft and bright, while his Scriabin is powerful and impactful, fully showcasing his abilities. My heart has been continuously moved, and I couldn't calm down for a long time after it ended. Braaaaavo!!!!!
Just looked at her website - not afraid of telling people about her achievements! Having listened to a lot of the other candidates, I would say she doesn't really stand out. It's good playing, certainly, but it sounds (and looks) like someone desperate to impress and not quite succeeding. Trying too hard, you might say. The Mozart struck me as self-conscious and lacking spontaneity. And was the Liszt such a good choice? To me it sounded like a series of virtuoso gestures which didn't add up in this performance.
Gaspard de la nuit ! C'est un programme audacieux, malheureusement, dès Ondine, on voit que Dina I. a pris le parti de faire très peu d'interprétation, voire même d'ignorer les indications de Ravel, ce qui se confirme maintes fois dans l'ensemble de Gaspard, et cela donne un Gaspard de la nuit assez plat et inintéressant. J'imagine que le concours cherche des personnalités. Dina I. semble trop dans les notes et dans les enregistrements existants. Travail en cours... dommage.
Nobody knows how Bach would play ! All the ideas around that are constructs. Even though, it's not because Bach would play a certain way that it excludes someting else. This is not a research competition, but art, I believe, I hope.
Scriabin - fast sections were good, strong, powerful but the slow sections too slow and quiet - need to maintain some momentum - the little rising/falling minor 3rd motive needs to be heard clearly. This is such a difficult sonata to perform.
What a beautiful sound❤❤❤ Mozart's whimsical, bird-like sound and Scriabin's glassy, fragile, delicate sound It has captured my heart and won't let go. I look forward to your performance in September.
I think he played the revised version to save time. The first round recital was supposed to be 25 min and he was already going overtime with the shorter version.
