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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1989 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Geneon [Pioneer] |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Arts & Entertainment, Children, Classical, Classical Composers, Color, Concerts, Family, Music, Music Video - Classical, Music Videos - Classical, Orchestral & Symphonic, Performance, Performing Arts |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 013023047495 |
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Customer Reviews of Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 & Mozart Sonatas / Gulda, Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
A recital ...or another analogous 4'33" thing "event" ?! I couldn't help noticing the reviewer "Meqabeilin" and the rendered analogy of Gulda coming off as a sort of "Joe Cocker at Woodstock" which, alas, I not only must concur forthwith but it seemed to me to be more of an amalgam consisting of Harpo Marx with the horn, 'Curly' Howard and the 'machine-gun derby' routine [You know, bop, bop, bop, bop, left hand derby 'bop' to the head and criss-cross right arm thing] all followed by the vocalized TAH, TAH, TAH, TAH mutterings of a Glenn Gould on a bad 'chair' day, as it were. What's that? Louder! Agree! Clarabell and the seltzer bottle too! Whew! <
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>The attempt at 'conducting' [!?] while playing was a complete farce! I mean the guy is literally trotting back and forth to the piano bench at times to hit the correct notes after his rotating arm swings [think Apollo Creed in the 1st Rocky flick when the Rock was against the ropes and Apollo made with the old arm rotation thing !] to the orchestra and then when the clinkers show up after his rush back to the piano, he just smiles! So too, I do think the 'classical' recitals mandate a classical recital demeanor so when the pianist shows up looking more like a piano 'mover' versus the 'interpreter', well, hey, and to those who would immediately counter, 'but what about the playing!', I can't say it was pleasing. <
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>Between the antics, the mutterings, the 'conducting' [!?], the running around the stage and the clinkers a la mode in a constant fight between key positioning and arm swinging, nah. I honestly think the orchestra was 'embarrassed' by the performance and, quite frankly, I don't think Gulda could have cared less! <
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>What's that? That's me! The one who didn't embrace 4'33" or the "prepared piano" thing as the veritable 'wave of the future' or, as another wag put it, the 'Second Coming', so call me a traditionist then but as duly distinct from 'purist'! It also helps to know something about Friedrich Gulda [1930-2000] where along the way he simply said 'the hell with it' and, IMO, acted accordingly! In effect, a demeanor of 'like it or lump it', stage antics inclusive. OK, fine, so I 'lumped' it! <
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>Doc Tony
A masterpiece this is not!
Gulda may be a gifted pianist, but his attempt at simultaneously playing and conducting Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 is an utter abomination. His conducting is laughable, replete with spastic moves reminiscent of Joe Cocker at Woodstock. Sadly, his awkward conducting undermines any attempt to also provide a serious recital. Indeed, his playing winds up woefully short of a virtuoso performance as he prances back and forth on stage, in circus sideshow fashion, devoid of any real conviction while committing embarassing mistakes. Gulda ultimately succeeds in proving that it's impossible to do a respectable job of both playing and conducting a work as complex and beloved as Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5. Thankfully, I didn't buy this DVD; I rented it from Netflix. But it's so bad, it's not even worth renting, and anyone who thinks otherwise should take the time to carefully listen to true virtuoso performances of the Emperor Concerto by such greats as Rubinstein or Serkin.
SHOW THIS TO THE YOUNG...AND TO ALL.
One man's quick notes:
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>Here's a performer just having a great day! All his lights are on, and he's a transmitter of joy and love for his craft. Completely relaxed. I even got the sense that the orchestra was delighted with his energy. I feel that this DVD would help anyone to turn on to classical - some of the most beautiful and daring music ever. Seeing Gulda here is almost like being at an Eckankar seminar. That heart-opening music. *** Highly recommended *** After the usual stiffness and dense formality of most classical concerts, Gulda truly tears the doors off and lets the sunlight in. (Not that the formal concerts can't reach the heights as well.) ***