I had the privilege to hear Alicia de Larrocha perform the Schumann Concerto with the Colorado Springs Symphony 40 years ago. Alicia was amazing, the CSS not so much. However, she was professional and did a little bow from the bench when the audience applauded at the end of the first movement. I always mentioned this to my students, that you always acknowledge applause, even if it's misplaced. As far as Fachingsshwank, Alicia turned anything she touched into gold.
Extraordinary! She was one of the greatest pianist in the world. I love her since my fifteen years in the "Variations sérieuses" of Mendelssohn (Decca 1971). I miss you.
Qué bonita forma de interpretar esta preciosa composición de Schumann!!! Sin sensiblería ni cambios de ritmo y cursiladas por el estilo que se permiten algunos famosos pianistas.....muy aplaudidos por cierto. Con mucha verdad y fidelidad a la partitura y excelente técnica. Enhorabuena Alicia allí donde estés!!!
AdL is such a top pianist in this kind of repertoire (Schumann, Chopin,...). Her type of reading of pieces is similar IMO to (oldish years of) Rubinstein's point of view.
Funny that 2 Latin pianists (Argerich of course is the other havent heard the wonderful can't remember the other wonderful South American female who Nelson Frere seems to have knwn ) and females are really some of the best Schumann we have Claudio Arrau made a name for himself in schumannn too .charm and piano sound is always his top qualities ! ! I luv what she does in the slower section of the 1st number in voicing the heavy chords . she is a marvel !
I can't believe Maria Pires has not given us much Schumann . It seems to fit her even more than Chopin wich she is so rightfully famous ! Would loveto hear Lupu and Pires in this . Heard Perahia live decades ago and it is still one of my best remembered musical events . Music became like a living person (s) when he played this in a rather small room so long ago !
Boy she's plays the hell of this piece of Schumann, but I don't care for much of Schumann. He has this tendency to repeat certain little phrases ad nausium. But I love Alicia. Long may she live in Our Collect Memory as among our best. CVD
LOL--if you don't like repetition, then check out the final movement of Schumann's Quartet op 41 #3. The attractive theme comes back over and over again.
