Hungarian Piano with an Estonian Pallet Cleanser
Saturday afternoon Amy Briggs performed a recital at the U of C’s
beautiful Fulton Hall.
There were works by the two Györgys: Ligeti, and Kurtág with short interludes by Arvo Pärt.
I was up front and was able to see Amy’s nimbleness and athleticism on the keyboard and with the huge sheets she also manipulated on the music stand.
For me, the new revelations were the piano Etudes by Ligeti. Amy
played numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 & 13, (not in played in that order). The last, L’escalier du diable, was certainly a work of the devil.
–
Bruce
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