The performance of the waltz “Flywheels” Op.223 reminded me of Carlos Kleiber! I liked Kleiber’s characteristic of intentionally shortening the double 8th notes ♫ on the 1st beat so that they “stick together”, and that's exactly what I liked about the Pianist’s performance. Likewise, when the 8th notes are dispersed, they are played in a somewhat rushed and stuttering manner. For example, the Waltz 2A of Josef’s "Village Swallows" Op.164. th-cam.com/video/QuBT1BS_iTU/w-d-xo.html You can tell right away that it's Kleiber just by listening there. That unique interpretation can be seen not only in Strauss waltzes, but also in Beethoven's and Schubert's symphonies. By the way, the other day, I was playing the CD by Dr. Otagawa (=The Pianist) at home without telling my wife about the performer. It sounded so Strauss-like that my Wife wondered who was playing. My wife was very, very impressed as she had been “forced to” listen to a lot of Strauss music so she seemed to understand the Strauss Music very well! There is no doubt about it that Dr. Otagawa (=The Pianist) is a certainly "TRUE STRAUSS performer ", being cultivated since he was 11 years old! These new recordings seem to be the very 1st CD of the STRAUSS PIANO EDITION Collection. I hope that The Pianist will update it as much as possible and leave more and more recordings as they will be our "treasure". (2013) Herr Tetsuro Nakamura, a prominent member of the Johann Strauss Society of Japan since 1975
1:14 this part has been stuck in my head since yesterday lol
The performance of the waltz “Flywheels” Op.223 reminded me of Carlos Kleiber! I liked Kleiber’s characteristic of intentionally shortening the double 8th notes ♫ on the 1st beat so that they “stick together”, and that's exactly what I liked about the Pianist’s performance. Likewise, when the 8th notes are dispersed, they are played in a somewhat rushed and stuttering manner. For example, the Waltz 2A of Josef’s "Village Swallows" Op.164. th-cam.com/video/QuBT1BS_iTU/w-d-xo.html You can tell right away that it's Kleiber just by listening there. That unique interpretation can be seen not only in Strauss waltzes, but also in Beethoven's and Schubert's symphonies. By the way, the other day, I was playing the CD by Dr. Otagawa (=The Pianist) at home without telling my wife about the performer. It sounded so Strauss-like that my Wife wondered who was playing. My wife was very, very impressed as she had been “forced to” listen to a lot of Strauss music so she seemed to understand the Strauss Music very well! There is no doubt about it that Dr. Otagawa (=The Pianist) is a certainly "TRUE STRAUSS performer ", being cultivated since he was 11 years old! These new recordings seem to be the very 1st CD of the STRAUSS PIANO EDITION Collection. I hope that The Pianist will update it as much as possible and leave more and more recordings as they will be our "treasure". (2013)
Herr Tetsuro Nakamura, a prominent member of the Johann Strauss Society of Japan since 1975
ワルツ「はずみ車」Op. 233 の演奏は、カルロス・クライバーを彷彿させましたよ！ １拍目の八分音符の並び ♫、意識的にくっつくように短く表現する特徴、気に入っていたのですが、まさにそれでした。 それと同類だと思うのですが、八分音符の分散の時はやや急いだ感じでつんのめるように演奏してますね。 例えば「村燕」Op.164 の第２ワルツA。 th-cam.com/video/QuBT1BS_iTU/w-d-xo.html あそこだけで直ぐにクライバーだと解ります。 あの独特の節回しは、シュトラウスに限らず、ベートーベンやシューベルトのシンフォニーでも見られます。 所で、先日小田川さん（＝ザ・ピアニスト）のCDを知らん顔をして家でかけていたら、うちのがあまりにもシュトラウスらしいので、それ誰？と訊いてきました。 うちの女房も私にさんざんシュトラウスを聴かされてきた関係上よく解るらしく、吃驚してました！ 間違えありません、小田川さん（＝ザ・ピアニスト）のは確かに１１歳から培われた“本物”です！ 今回の新録音が第１集のようですから、出来る限り更新して頂いて、どんどん録音を残していって欲しいと願います。 我々の“宝”ですから。 (2013年)
中村哲郎, 日本ヨハン･シュトラウス協会会員op. 342