Recently, my attention has been focused more on artistic interpretation than on reproduction quality. I think this is a good sign. The decisions of when to hit the string and how long to let the tone ring, as well as how intense each stroke should be, are the aural expression of the artist’s interpretation of the music at the moment of transferring an idea into sound. As an amateur guitarist, I have been confronted with this matter throughout my own experience, and I realize that even a simple three-chord progression can be performed in many different ways by slightly varying the timing and intensity of the strokes.
Month: January 2018
Alexei Melnikov – Piano Works
This is some beautiful music I recently encountered, guys – Beethoven, Chopin & Liszt: Piano Works – performed by the talented young artist Alexei Melnikov. I don’t remember when was the last time I had such a toe-tapping experience with Beethoven’s music, but the fact is that this record brought the feeling back. It is simply stunning what Alexei achieves with the keyboard of the beautiful Shigeru Kawai EX grand piano.