Tomasz Biernacki wrote: >And here, I think, is the great role of the conductor. He can put some >musicality, expression and feelings into the orchestra. But that also is >not always a rule. to a certain extent- but you cannot impose phrasing etc,- it has to be felt by the soloist >... My point was that the quality of sound isn't ONLY depending on >musicians' skills. of course- I agree- >>perfection is not important- besides- it is very rare that a performance >>goes by without some slips- with digital recordings, splicing is easy - > >I am ashamed hearing about recording measure by measure, where's the music >then? usually you cannot tell where and if splicing were done- splicing does not necessarily mean that the musicality of the performance will be compromised- it surely is not done "measure by measure"- >>his playing is NOT interesting- rather hear the equivalent of a not top 10 >>orchestra type pianist- his recent Chopin concertos are not convincing nor >>imaginative so far as I am concerned > >I was thinking about Beethoven Vth and Debussy. For me - gems. he is a very competent pianists, no doubt, but not "interesting" to my ears - seems to lack a real imagination and tonal variety- AB