I am incridible estonished to hear rubatos, accelerandos, ritardandos never written by the composer and I did't know that Poulenc was a romantic composer ....
True the red dress performer is overly theatrical for me (as another mentioned), but this is after all a performance. The two play beautifully together and their expressions show a love for music and each other (sisters). The energy and humor of Poulenc are well demonstrated here - making this quite enjoyable. Poulenc was not Debussy or Faure, but his own unique style which you get a good taste of here.
Captivating and pristine performance. The two pianists exert the power of dynamism at the introduction. The orchestra and the soloists display the intricacy of the Concerto in symmetry and contrasts. The intensity and technicalities of the Concerto for two pianos underpinned this brilliant rendition.
Every performer and performance has its fans. But for comparisson I would recommend to listen to the brothers Arthur en Lucas Jussen. They're control and articulation of the pièce is awesome. The pièce fits them as a glove. They enjoy themselves visibly and that resonates in the music. If you want to be taken for a ride, listen to their performance
Quelle belle interprétation !... Mais faut-il vraiment courir aussi vite sur le clavier ?? Est-ce pour rivaliser avec Mme Argerich ? L'enthousiasme de Francis Poulenc et Jacques Février est plus mesuré...🤔
Sorry, I'm not buying this performance. There is way too much self-indulgent rubato, rushing, foot stamping, hair tossing, face making, etc. If the performance were immaculate, I'd ignore all that, but it simply isn't. An example of that is the sloppy start of the third movement - admittedly hard to coordinate, but it can be done, and these two have been playing long enough to know how.
