tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post1589560452932993633..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Ran DankCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-7887000310558193182010-10-18T20:32:56.113-05:002010-10-18T20:32:56.113-05:00Re: Kapustin, I agree with Anonymous 1 -- they are...Re: Kapustin, I agree with Anonymous 1 -- they are great pieces that make perfect encores.<br /><br />A "lukewarm" review just because I did not gush about the performance in the way you want to? I called his technique impeccable, his programming gutsy, and his handling of varied textures opulent. It was a very good performance.<br /><br />But, no, I did not hear what you and "so Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-49639267859280213302010-10-18T19:29:07.572-05:002010-10-18T19:29:07.572-05:00Then again, we shouldn't trust anyone calling ...Then again, we shouldn't trust anyone calling the WP "the nation's premier newspaper" to judge anything else - music or otherwise - soberly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-35999559789894862702010-10-18T16:10:09.043-05:002010-10-18T16:10:09.043-05:00As a pianist myself, I am surprised both at your r...As a pianist myself, I am surprised both at your review earlier and your comment about these encores. It seems that you have failed to see what so many of us heard last Saturday- most striking of which was Mr. Dank's beautiful and refined playing of the slower sections. He is one of the handful of young artists today without the hysteria of outward exaggeration. That he has a technique to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-62820354610315122942010-10-18T10:58:04.165-05:002010-10-18T10:58:04.165-05:00A little of this goes a long way. I have a Marc-A...A little of this goes a long way. I have a Marc-Andre Hamelien CD of Kapustin's music and after about 20 mins. my ears and head are so tired of the relentless busyness, I have to turn it off. But, there is much to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-29057488967675130112010-10-18T08:23:12.681-05:002010-10-18T08:23:12.681-05:00There's never a time when Kapustin isn't a...There's never a time when Kapustin isn't awesome. It's like reading P.G. Wodehouse... invariably brings a smile to your face.jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.com