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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There is only one thing sure: Trifonov is endowed with a superfine technique. But apart from this the concert was not a 5-stars performance. Let’s start with the program, which seemed chosen at the cry “I can afford it. I am Trifonov and you…”. It begins with the unfortunate sonata by Čajkovskij,perhaps the worst piece of the Russian composer (and rightly rarely executed). A sonata without head or tail, devoid of lyrical moments and fragmented in all its mouvements. A similar evaluation applies to Pletnev’s transcription of the ballet “Sleeping Beauty in the Woods”, also this frankly poor of a poor ballet. We are light years away from the beautiful transcription of “The Nutcracker” by the same pianist. Impeccable performances, no doubt, but a good performance does not improve the musical quality of the pieces. And let’s come to the two most interesting sections. Very beautiful and performed totally in style the Barber’s sonata, perhaps the best performance of the evening. This is a little-frequented piece which should deserve much more attention from the performers. Barber is an important composer who cannot be remembered only for the famous adagio. The concert was completed by some Chopin’s Waltzes. These pieces were frequently present in the programs of the 60’s and 70’s and have been less and less performed recently (a phenomenon that concerns many compositions of great composers. Think – for example – to the beautiful “Novelettes” of Schumann) also because of unequal value. Here Trifonov has mistaken the two famous Waltzes in A flat and E minor for two transcendental studies of Liszt, executing them with a senseless speed that weeped the musical meaning. Waltzes are certainly minor compositions by the Polish composer and their performance requires a critical review and special attention to avoid turning them into pieces of little musical value. The concert ended with a reinterpretation of a famous melodic piece but I do not attempt to identify the name. The feeling derived from the whole concert was that of a kind of involution of a great performer who constantly gave the idea of being on the stage against his will and certainly the success not exceptional was the counterproof.  One expected much more from a great pianist.

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