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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Let us say straight away that this is a concert that rises above the usual standard of Conoscere la Musica. It was interesting and of high quality, both for the performers and for a programme balanced between “classical” and “modern” composers—assuming that such a distinction still makes sense.  Cellist Stefanelli is a young musician who, in the opinion of the present writer, will go far. His technique is absolutely secure even in the most demanding passages (e.g. Poulenc), his intonation consistently flawless (I did not detect a single lapse), his sound powerful, and his vibrato excellent. From an interpretative standpoint as well, his performance brought out the spirit of the works, always within the stylistic framework and without indulging in the excesses that too often plague young performers eager to impress an audience. A different discussion applies to pianist Pantani. His pianism is marked by an excess of exuberance (one need only think of the octave at the beginning of the trio in the second movement of the Brahms sonata), which often turns into sheer aggressiveness toward the instrument. Pantani seemed to forget that he was playing in a duo with a string instrument—and it is fortunate that the latter was able to draw enough sound from his instrument. But playing in a duo means that what would be an ff in a solo performance must be treated as an mff in chamber music. If we add the fact that the piano lid was mistakenly left fully open, the result is easy to imagine. It is therefore difficult to assess his performance: he may need to develop a clearer awareness of what he is playing and of the context in which he is playing it. In any case, the concert was met with a warm reception from a not particularly large audience, and the performers offered two encores.

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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)!!