Comments on: Loosing 3 kilos in 6 days just by recording Prokofiev

By: Alban

Alban — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 21:10:23 +0000

Hello mannerist – thank you for this information, I had no idea that Richter liked the original concerto better as well. I am curious how it will come out on cd.

Hi Thomas, yes, the Concertino would have been nice to fit on that cd as well, but there wouldn’t have been more space on the disc. Oh, if you have enough material to practise and if you are critical enough with yourself (and have the endurance), you might fill 8 hours of practising with great sense, but I must admit, back then I wasn’t really half as efficient as I am nowadays.
All best,
Alban

By: Thomas Walter

Thomas Walter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:15:53 +0000

Cello playing really seems to be athletics 😛 buth isn’t there missing the concertino by prokofjew on that disc :D…….. You said that you practised 8 hours in your studying time; even if I tried to practise so much after ca. 4,5 hours I don’t know what to do because I have the feeling that I can’t learn more on that day? What did you do all the time in that 8 hours 😀

Nice greets

Thomas

By: mannerist

mannerist — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:31:06 +0000

Sviatoslav Richter said same thing in his autograph(by Bruno Monsaingeon). When Prokofiev complete his cello concerto and show Rostropovich the work. Rostropovich insist on changing some parts, and Prokofiev follow that. Richter regetted that edition, because the first(original) was better. He criticized Rostropovich on that.

After reading Richter’s autograph, I had been wanting to listen original version of Prokofiev’s cello concerto. And If I want some more, I can listen that version by your works. =)

(Long time no see. I know it’s too late, but I want to say your Schuman’s cello concerto with KBS orch. and Max reger’s solo cello works(encore)in Korea was good to listen. I’m looking forward your recital in Korea, whatever you’ll bright to me(Reger, Shostakovich, Kodaly…).