Hewitt, Bach, Glasgow, Fazioli

[Avery Todd]

Well, I really doubt it's New York! LOL Did I actually say that!

Avery

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Allen Wright <akwright at btopenworld.com>
wrote:

> David,
> By "superbly reconditioned by Steinway about 27 years ago" do you mean
> Steinway London, or someone associated with Steinway in Glasgow? Just
> curious...
>
> Allen Wright
>
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>  On May 18, 2008, at 2:06 PM, David Boyce wrote:
>
>  OK, so, last night I went to hear Angela Hewitt playing Book 1 of Bach's
> Well-tempered Klavier at City Halls, Glasgow.
>
> I've been to lots of recitals over the years.  This was just about the
> most joyous, moving and uplifting ever.  Ms Hewitt's preludes and fugues
> were profound, spiritual, considered, moving, never mechanical, never
> affected.
>
> As I hoped, she played a Fazioli (her own?)  and though I have played
> them, and have CDs of them, this was the first time I have heard one live in
> recital. I had a good seat, about twelve feet away from the piano. City
> Halls Glasgow has a legendary acoustic. It was completely refurbished a
> couple of years ago.
>
> The tuner came on it the interval to tweak. I didn't speak to him as there
> was quite a bit of interest in the Fazioli and a good few people went up to
> the stage - some on to it - to look at the piano and chat to the tuner. (the
> stage is fairly low).
>
> Ms Hewitt used all three pedals.  The piano sound was superb. I've
> sometimes felt that Faziolis in recordings I've heard sound rather cold
> somehow.  So it was interesting to listen in live recital. Having played a
> few of them myself I know that they feel fantastically even and the tone
> quality is equally fantastically even and well-balanced.  In recital it
> was a delight to listen to.
>
> Only the fact that I have another appointment prevents me from going back
> on Monday to hear Book 2.  If you're in the UK, go!
>
> Yesterday afternoon I tuned the beautiful Steinway B in the local theatre,
> for performance of Scots light baritone Peter Morrison (his mother taught
> beside my late Aunt). The Steinway there is from the 1880s but was superbly
> reconditioned by Steinway about 27 years ago, and it's wonderful.  A
> friend who went to the concert last night told me this morning that Peter
> Morrison commented favourably on the wonderful piano......it's all in the
> tuning, of course!
>
> Best regards,
>
> David.
>
>
>  Allen Wright
> London, UK
>
>  http://www.broadjam.com/akwright
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