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The Sydney Morning Herald andras schiff gives Martin Kettle a guided tour. Twenty years ago, theHungarianborn pianist made a much-acclaimed studio version for Decca. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/07/1065292590057.html?from=storyrhs
Heinz Holliger Profile which you founded in 1995 with the distinguished Hungarian pianist andras schiff, A Actually, andras schiff enjoys telling jokes very much, http://www.colbertartists.com/ArtistBio.asp?ID=18&DT=New
Loopy Superstring's Manifold | (aka Shahriar Zayyani) A couple of Tuesdays ago, we had the pleasure of listening to the enigmaticand much celebrated Hungarian pianist, andras schiff. http://individual.utoronto.ca/superstring/2004/11/commander-in-schiff.html
Extractions: @import "http://individual.utoronto.ca/superstring/main2.css"; Jump to navigation This is where Loopy Superstring's thoughts and stuff exist. A couple of Tuesdays ago , we had the 'pleasure' of listening to the enigmatic and much celebrated Hungarian pianist, Andras Schiff. The event was a bit crazy because we originally had tickets to go see Mozart's Requiem at the same time, and at the last second we decided it would be better to see Schiff, seeing as I had heard rave reviews of his playing from my piano teacher and also Wolfgang. So we chose to see him. "So i'd like to welcome you all here. It is such a fantastic honour to be hosting Mr. Schiff here tonite. But i should tell you. Maestro Schiff arrived here yesterday and practice on the piano and then at the end of the day came to me and said (WITH THICK ACCENT) 'Jeneefer, dees piano vont doo'. I was shocked. 'It is too heavy for Chopin, it vont doo'. So finally we were able to, at the last minute, thanks to Mr. Michael Remenyi, get this at the last minute, so if you ever decide to rent a piano from them, get the Steinway number 442. you can say you played on the same piano as Maestro Schiff. Enjoy the show".
BBCM - Page Title andras schiff, the pianist in the first two pieces, was absolutely rivetingthroughout. The Mozart was the more reflective of the two piano pieces, http://www.bbcm.co.uk/concerts/13-6-1999.htm
Extractions: On Sunday 13 June a group of us from the BBCM went to hear the LSO at the Barbican Concert Hall play Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat and two pieces by Strauss - the Burleske in D minor and Also Sprach Zarathustra - all under the direction of Bernard Haitink. Andras Schiff, the pianist in the first two pieces, was absolutely riveting throughout. The Mozart was the more reflective of the two piano pieces, and more subtle. It wasn't as showy as its Strauss counterpart, and was more intimate, requiring greater concentration from the audience. The final movement was fairly exuberant and stormy, allegro vivace, with a triumphant solo by the fantastic Andras Schiff, which in some ways was going to prepare us for the Strauss. The Strauss pieces were less demanding and I found myself reclining into my seat. In the Burleske, the first of the two Strauss pieces, a full timpani section was brought on, together with some more brass. It opens with a theme on timpani to which the orchestra replies, and then gives way to a lovely piano solo. A relaxed waltz leads up to the piece's explosions and fiery recapitulation of its long coda. As for Also sprach Zarathustra, the long introduction was that used by Kubrick in his film 2001: A Space Odyssey. It begins with a dramatic and stark trumpet fanfare, with the timpani beating out a consistent rhythm in the background, and then varies between the major and minor tones. Then the strings enter on a more joyous note and we're introduced to the organ, a rather small one considering the size of the stage. Eventually the piece moves towards a more tranquil ending. It was quite remarkable to see Haitink conduct such a full orchestra with such ease.
BBC News | ARTS | Pianist Leaves Stage Over Phone Din pianist andras schiff. andras schiff Wanted quiet before resuming his recital.Worldrenowned pianist andras schiff stormed out of his performance at the http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/arts/newsid_1504000/1504053.stm
Extractions: World-renowned pianist Andras Schiff stormed out of his performance at the Edinburgh Festival until the ringing from mobile phones and other distractions had stopped. The Hungarian virtuoso was in the middle of his performance when the noise from phones, watches and the audience coughing became too much. Katie Grant, the Scotsman He stormed off the stage at the Usher Hall in Edingburgh, telling the audience they needed a break in which to stop their wheezing. He came back after taking a few minutes backstage to recompose himself, a festival spokesman confirmed. Festival reviewer Katie Grant from the Scotsman newspaper was at the concert and witnessed the dramatics. "It was Fantasia in C Minor with mobile phone, beeping watches and coughing and sneezing accompaniment.
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Andras Schiff András schiff was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953 and started piano lessonsat the age of five with Elisabeth Vadasz. Subsequently he continued his http://www.terryharrison.force9.co.uk/andras.htm
Extractions: CD REVIEWS András Schiff Warner/Teldec Discography Decca Discography ECM Discography Piano András Schiff was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953 and started piano lessons at the age of five with Elisabeth Vadasz. Subsequently he continued his musical studies at the Ferenc Liszt Academy with Professor Pal Kadosa, Gyorgy Kurtag and Ferenc Rados, and in London with George Malcolm. András Schiff has worked with most of the major international orchestras and conductors, but nowadays he performs mainly as a conductor and soloist. In 1999 he created his own chamber orchestra, the Cappella Andrea Barca, which consists of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends. In addition to working annually with this Orchestra, he also works every year with the Philharmonia and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. For the Bach celebration year in 2000 he gave many Bach recitals and conducted Bach's St Matthew Passion. In 2001 he directed concert performances of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte in Vicenza and at the Edinburgh Festival. In spring 2004 he conducted the Bach B Minor Mass in London with the Philharmonia and in June 2005 he conducted Haydn's Creation with the Philharmonia. Recitals and special cycles, i.e. the major keyboard works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Bartok form an important part of his activities. In 2004 he began performing complete cycles of the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in chronological order, and these are being recorded live on the ECM label for whom he has been recording since 1997. Other recordings for ECM include the complete solo piano music by Janacek, a solo disc of Schumann piano pieces, and his second recording of the Bach Goldberg Variations. He has made many recordings over the years - from 1981 to 1994 for Decca, and from 1994 to 1997 for Warner/Teldec.
Cal Performances | Recital | Jonathan Biss, Piano He may only be in his mid 20s, but pianist Jonathan Biss has already captured the with artists including Isaac Stern, András schiff, and Midori. http://www.calperfs.berkeley.edu/presents/season/2005/recital/biss.php
BBC - Classical Review - JS Bach: Goldberg Variations, András Schiff András schiff has returned to the Goldberg Variations 20 years after his by schiff himself and featuring an acrostic tribute in verse to the pianist by http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/classical/reviews/bachgoldberg_schiff.shtml
Extractions: (ECM New Series 1825) Schiff has a tendency in slower numbers to stagger the hands so that the left hand plays fractionally before the right, a mannerism particularly apparent in the opening and closing Aria, and which can become irritating. The other small disappointment of the recording was a certain sense of haste in variation 25, the tragic heart of the work whose poise and space Gould captured so well in his famous reading. Reviewer: Matthew Shorter Like This? Try These:
Extractions: The two composers most revered by Chopin were Bach and Mozart, so it was fitting to begin the recital with the former's 'Capriccio on the departure of a beloved brother,' a delightful piece in which Schiff revelled. Chopin played and taught Bach's works throughout his life, and it is clear that he was an influence on the polyphonic aspect of his music, although the melancholy sweetness of the lament section of this piece brings to mind some of the later composer's more obviously romantic works. Schiff gave it everything he had; sparkling fingering, puckish phrasing in the quasi-comical central section, and solemn, majestic playing of the fugue. It was a pity that the following Mozart sonata, K533, was less interestingly played; Chopin's love for Mozart manifested itself in so many ways - his last public performance was of the E major trio, and the 'Requiem' was played at his funeral, quite apart from the very similar nature of the two composers' sense of musical structure, and I had hoped to hear a light, sharp, brilliant interpretation, but Schiff played this rather woodenly, only the Andante revealing a masterly sense of line. Melanie Eskenazi is part of
Extractions: He particularly laments the effect that the Early Music Movement has had on modern orchestras. In the introduction to his series of Bach concerts with the Philharmonia Orchestra, he writes that modern orchestras very rarely if ever play Bach because they are afraid to be rebuked by some critics and attacked by the expert purists. His performance of the St. Matthew Passion was dedicated to the memory of Otto Klemperer, whose Bach recordings with the Philharmonia in the 1950s and 1960s made a profound impression on the young Schiff. All this would lead one to expect unashamedly Romantic Bach performances. But in a talk presented in the Bach Study Day, the renowned musicologist, organist and harpsichordist John Butt (who also played the organ continuo in Schiffs St. Matthew) implied that in fact these performances owed many stylistic features to the Early Music Movement. He praised Schiff the conductor for teaching the Philharmonia to create a specific Bach sound, which reflects many of the discoveries made by period instrument performers. Schiffs own lecture on that same day seemed to confirm this. In describing his approach to the St. Matthew Passion, he made copious references to the connections between the sacred and the secular in Bachs music, and in particular to the myriad traces of dance patterns in the arias and choruses of the Passions. His demonstrations during this lecture featured a bold, energetic style which seemed miles away from his professed idol, Klemperer, but was highly reminiscent of the much-maligned authenticists. Throughout the series, the Philharmonia adopted sonorities and articulations not dissimilar to those of a period-instrument orchestra.
Andr��s Schiff at a private soirée on September 20, 1912, by pianist Vladimír Ambros. András schiff, Piano András schiff was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953. http://www.carnegiehall.org/textSite/box_office/events/evt_4454.html
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Classical Music - Andante - András Schiff's Classical Values It s nearly impossible to encounter a description of Hungarian pianist András schiff András schiff When I grew up, there were bad things but very good http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=12732&highlight=1&highlightterms=&
INSPIRED MINDS Articulate and outspoken, pianist András schiff takes a stand on issues rangingfrom the commercialization of classical music to the rise of rightwing http://www.inspiredminds.de/detail.php?id=4
INSPIRED MINDS András schiff. Indeed, the pianist is not afraid to speak out on matters of taste,and criticizes musicians who prostitute themselves to reach a broader http://www.inspiredminds.de/detail.php?id=4&tt=2
Decca Music Group - András Schiff András schiff This Hungarian pianist came to Decca in a most unusual way.Soprano Sylvia Sass requested him for a recital disc in the late 1970 s. http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/schiff_a/biog.html
Extractions: This Hungarian pianist came to Decca in a most unusual way. Soprano Sylvia Sass requested him for a recital disc in the late 1970's. Unknown at the time, Decca accepted him to please the singer. At the sessions, he proved himself so adept and deeply musical, Producer Christopher Raeburn had an idea. Many Mozart sonatas already existed in our catalogue, but there were also quite a few new recordings needed. Raeburn asked Schiff to make a test of a couple of movements and the decision was quickly taken to give the project to the young newcomer. At the Mozart sessions, Schiff finished his "assigned" work so beautifully, the producer Michael Haas suggested they record the whole lot! Thus began a distinguished association with this protean musician which has yielded superb recordings of Bach, Haydn, all the Mozart piano concertos, chamber music and more.
