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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Two years ago I wrote a very positive review of Luca Buratto, which unfortunately I cannot confirm for this concert. Debussy, even in his études, maintains his own personality, which was totally lacking in Buratto’s performance, with too many “fortissimo” and without the ethereal atmospheres typical of the French composer. Unfortunately, the excess of sound was also evident in the last piece performed, Ravel’s Valse. The auditorium of the Catholic University does NOT have sound-absorbing panels, and the reverberation greatly worsens the acoustics. A performer should be aware of the venue in which he performes and appropriately modulates the ‘forti’ of the performed pieces. Back to Debussy, the études performed were, in fact, études and not pieces of great musical value. The performance of Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze was much better: in some places, an excessive slowing down of the rhythm did not help the result, but this is solely a matter of performance sensitivity, which is a personal decision of the pianist. The performance of Ravel’s piece was good from a musical point of view, although there were still some doubts about the sound. Two encores. A Waltz by Chopin was musically ruined by a completely inappropriate virtuosity that completely removed the musical meaning of the piece. Truly incomprehensible. The second encore was a delicate piece from Schumann’s Waldszenen. A good performance, but performing pieces taken out of context is a highly questionable choice, given the enormous size of piano literature. Luca Buratto is a good pianist with a very rich repertoire, but he must remember that Ravel and Schumann aren’t the only composers, and that each composer has his own interpretative approaches that must be adapted. A good success with the public.

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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)!!