THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for posting this. This is a direct connection to Schumann -- de Lara studied with Clara for 5 years in the 1880's & 90's. The closest thing we have to indicate how Clara and even Robert may have envisioned "Carnaval." A piece of enormous scope and drama, kaleidoscopic and SO evocative of a variety of emotions ...
My GOD! WOW! WOO HOO! I'm blown away. Just FLOORED! I've just fallen in love with an eighty-year-old lady, who died at age 90 the year after I graduated from high school. Yes I know all the things we COULD criticize, but why go there? This performance just got better and better as it went along, and it was LOADED with surprises many of them a bit shocking. But Lettres Dansante made me cry it was so beautiful. Reconnaissance was elegant. Paganini was ASTONISHING, and the Finale took FLIGHT.
The video will not play! VERY frustrating! Please see if you can repost this selection. De Lara's interpretations have great historic significance since-- unless I am sadly mistaken -- she studied with Clara Schumann.
Many of the tempi seemed brusque, even perfunctory. Her LACK of rubato where it has been traditionally applied surprised me, although very much in accord with her comments on Clara's teaching. This was frankly disquieting in Valse Allemande. Aveu and Promenade were played so matter-of-factly the tenderness and sense of retrospective longing we have come to cherish were totally absent. Never mind Preambule. I heard Delarrocha smash it up worse than that in Carnegie Hall. Altogether a TRIUMPH.
THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for posting this. This is a direct connection to Schumann -- de Lara studied with Clara for 5 years in the 1880's & 90's. The closest thing we have to indicate how Clara and even Robert may have envisioned "Carnaval." A piece of enormous scope and drama, kaleidoscopic and SO evocative of a variety of emotions ...
A great performance. Kept my attention from beginning to end. Seemed completely right, authentic. Her technique is still powerful.
Thanks for uploading this historic recording!
Wonderful! Thank you for posting!
My GOD! WOW! WOO HOO! I'm blown away. Just FLOORED! I've just fallen in love with an eighty-year-old lady, who died at age 90 the year after I graduated from high school.
Yes I know all the things we COULD criticize, but why go there? This performance just got better and better as it went along, and it was LOADED with surprises many of them a bit shocking. But Lettres Dansante made me cry it was so beautiful. Reconnaissance was elegant. Paganini was ASTONISHING, and the Finale took FLIGHT.
Thank you very much for the upload
She's probably the only one of Clara's pupil who has made numerous recordings.
thanks !
The video will not play! VERY frustrating! Please see if you can repost this selection. De Lara's interpretations have great historic significance since-- unless I am sadly mistaken -- she studied with Clara Schumann.
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A lot of arpeggi :)
Many of the tempi seemed brusque, even perfunctory. Her LACK of rubato where it has been traditionally applied surprised me, although very much in accord with her comments on Clara's teaching. This was frankly disquieting in Valse Allemande. Aveu and Promenade were played so matter-of-factly the tenderness and sense of retrospective longing we have come to cherish were totally absent. Never mind Preambule. I heard Delarrocha smash it up worse than that in Carnegie Hall. Altogether a TRIUMPH.