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Post Subject: Gilles and others...Posted by Romy the Cat on: 10/24/2004
Gilles is "fine". I always feel that his playing (whatever he played, not only Beethoven) was “too kept” or too straight, deSalted for my taste. I remember I heard him playing a few sonatas a couple years back end although it was obviously a play of a great master but it was too pastel and did not impressed me. I would classify Gilles as my “second chose”, along with all those Annie Fischers who are too much trying on the Beethoven's sonatas or the William Backhauses who sometime confused if they play jazz or polka…
However, my personal opinion should be worth zilch to you: I generally have “the issues” with that Richter-Gilles generation of "big" Russkies, so….
If you find the pianists that I pitched to you then share what you feel about them.
The Cat
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