PS Un “blogger” non è un oracolo e commette inevitabilmente errori (il minimo possibile..). Ricevo spesso “correzioni” non sempre fondamentali e non sempre precise. Così come io mi sottopongo al giudizio altrui con nome e cognome così chi vorrà avere la bontà di segnalarmi eventuali errori o imprecisioni dovrà farlo unicamente mandando un commento: a ognuno la propria responsabilità. In base alla nuova normativa chi si fosse iscritto e desidera de-iscriversi è sufficiente che mi invii un messaggio e-mail..

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I’ve never been a “fan” of the transcriptions (if not the authentic ones of the authors, for example that of Beethoven’s great fugue op. 133 for piano four hands) because in my opinion they betray the compositional spirit of the originals.  But as always, even in this context, there are transcriptions (or reworkings) of different quality.  Those presented in the concert in question (Popper and Prokofiev) are among those of quality. An interesting concert because it also presented pieces by two composers who were rarely performed (Popper and Weinberg – two cellists well known in their time) who – like many others – do not enjoy the popularity of those “from the repertoire”). And above all, the recent rediscovery of Weinberg (whose is worth mentioning a beautiful sonata for cello and piano revived by Brunello) is a composer of great inventiveness, with a tonal structure but in which there is no lack of chromatic passages. E. Dindo’s formation was up to the task both for the presence of two excellent cellists, and for a first violin who deserved a specific applause. As for Dindo, we do not discover today that he is one of the greatest instrumentalists whose expressive talent was underlined in Tchaikovsky’s two encores, “nocturne” and “andante cantabile”. Beautiful sound and expressive nuances of the highest value. But Dindo, like many other soloists, submits to the call of the conductor (Bashmet, Ashkenazy, Rostropovich just to name a few) and does not give the best of himself in this context. The performance of Weinberg’s symphony was a bit unbalanced in the various areas.  While acknowledging that conducting is much less tiring than playing, perhaps it would be better for everyone to limit their scope to where they excel. But overall a good concert.

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PS A “blogger” is not an oracle and inevitably makes errors (the minimum possible..). I often receive “corrections” not always fundamental and not always accurate. Just as I submit myself to the judgement of others with the name and surname so those who want to have the goodness to report errors or inaccuracies will have to do so only by sending a comment: everyone has his own responsibility.

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PS  Vorrei ringraziare tutti coloro che inseriscono commenti  ai posts utilizzando l’opzione “Lascia un commento”  (o “commenti” se ne sono già stati inseriti) prevista nella sezione sinistra (o prima del testo per schermi ridotti come i tablets) dei posts stessi affinchè tutti possano leggerli.  Il dibattito è sempre interessante per tutti…..grazie (è indispensabile lasciare nome e cognome – i commenti anonimi non saranno pubblicati)!!