tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post2024709180502624189..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Perahia's Partitas, Vol. 2Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-7116218055412546642009-09-21T16:15:44.314-05:002009-09-21T16:15:44.314-05:00Simply explained - Schiff is live, the 4th and 6th...Simply explained - Schiff is live, the 4th and 6th Partitas as the second half of a live concert. He has played the works so many times and knows them so well that he makes some movements (the Capriccio at the end of the 2nd and the Sarabande of the 6th) sound as if they are improvised. For me Schiff is the man - inventive, funny, tragic, witty, intense, "romantic" even. By comparison Keith W Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401877232865995447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-35287858248972091632009-09-20T22:31:27.657-05:002009-09-20T22:31:27.657-05:00I haven't managed to listen to the Schiff reco...I haven't managed to listen to the Schiff recording yet but planning to, of course. I like Schiff's playing and his Bach, but I think Perahia is a better Bach interpreter.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-38984006075045320492009-09-16T23:43:23.273-05:002009-09-16T23:43:23.273-05:00Wondering if you've heard Andras Schiff's ...Wondering if you've heard Andras Schiff's new recording of the full set, which was released almost simultaneously by ECM. <br /><br />I also bought the Perahia, but my ears seem to prefer Schiff, although I can't yet put my finger on the details that explain the preference.kishnevihttp://kishnevi.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com