Post by Simon V. July 4, 2015 (11 of 56)
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lennyw said:
His Scriabin CD is also wonderfully recorded. The playing is also superb on both.
His Haydn recital is pretty astonishing, though it doesn't seem to have received the same attention as the Rachmaninov and Scriabin discs.
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Post by wehecht July 4, 2015 (12 of 56)
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Post by trntbl July 8, 2015 (13 of 56)
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My few SACD-favourites (among 3000 piano recordings):
Volodos/Sony
Sudbin/BIS
Lazic/Channel Classics
Hewitt/Hyperion
Rubinstein/Living Stereo
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Post by steviev July 9, 2015 (14 of 56)
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trntbl said:
Hewitt/Hyperion
Yes, how could I forget Hewitt's Chopin Nocturnes?! Probably not easy to get this set anymore, though.
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Post by wehecht July 9, 2015 (15 of 56)
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steviev said:
Yes, how could I forget Hewitt's Chopin Nocturnes?! Probably not easy to get this set anymore, though.
I would have listed that one, and her Bach English Suites, but I presumed them to be unavailable because they're no longer listed by the vendors I use.
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Post by onenairb July 10, 2015 (16 of 56)
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wehecht said:
I would have listed that one, and her Bach English Suites, but I presumed them to be unavailable because they're no longer listed by the vendors I use.
Hewitt's recent Liszt on Hyperion abounds with beautiful phrasing. Having met her once, I was astounded that she is able to play pieces requiring more than an octave stretch with such small hands (she is a very petite lady).
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Post by wehecht July 10, 2015 (19 of 56)
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Euell Neverno said:
Hewitt's recent Liszt on Hyperion abounds with beautiful phrasing. Having met her once, I was astounded that she is able to play pieces requiring more than an octave stretch with such small hands (she is a very petite lady).
Indeed, I made the same observation when I met her some years ago. Since we're talking piano in this thread the benighted decision of Mr Perry to abandon sacd is really keenly felt when you consider that in Hewitt, Hamelin, and Hough, Hyperion has three of today's finest pianists being represented on lowly rbcd. Hewitt made the argument for sacd pretty forcefully, but to no avail. Her recordings are among the few I still buy on rbcd, and yes, I found the Liszt quite compelling, somewhat to my surprise, as much a matter of temperament as hand size.
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Post by steviev July 10, 2015 (20 of 56)
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onenairb said:
I am no expert on classical music and what is the best interpretive performance but I think I have a good ear for quality. I would like to recommend Sa Chen playing Chopin's 2 Piano Concertos. Beautiful to my ears.
Chopin: The 2 Piano Concertos - Sa Chen, Lawrence Foster
If we're talking piano plus ensemble, then I gotta recommend:
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Gianluca Luisi, Ensemble Concertant Frankfurt
Amazing piano sound, like he's playing ten feet away from you, big rich bass, and the string quintet accompaniment starts to sound normal after a few minutes, though always scrawny when sawing away at the same note. And not that anyone probably cares, but it's a demonstration disc for MDG's 2+2+2 thing.
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