tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post114090025953752896..comments2024-02-16T19:27:54.675-05:00Comments on Think Denk: I Have A QuestionJeremy Denkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16997540220711182521noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1147332484047306382006-05-11T03:28:00.000-04:002006-05-11T03:28:00.000-04:00Pleasure to chat with you at dinner last night, af...Pleasure to chat with you at dinner last night, after your wonderful performance with Josh and Mis Janachek. Please tell your mother that she should not worry about you and your career - you are dazzling, and I hope to see you perform again in London or New York. Best - Linda ElyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1147309274195708242006-05-10T21:01:00.000-04:002006-05-10T21:01:00.000-04:00P.S. from a fan in Watertown5 - A different kind o...P.S. from a fan in Watertown<BR/><BR/>5 - A different kind of clarity. When you play the music is always going somewhere - never static. The line is clear. It makes music I might not ordinarily choose to listen to pleasurable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1147308651198663842006-05-10T20:50:00.000-04:002006-05-10T20:50:00.000-04:00Today I was listening to WGBH, Boston, and thinkin...Today I was listening to WGBH, Boston, and thinking "What a great piece of music!" - hadn't heard the name at the beginning. I loved the piano - so clear and yet never "banging." I was musing about my opinions about pianists and thinking about my plan to post a message on your blog to list the reasons why I like your playing - to validate myself as a disinterested fan. Then, lo!!! What was the piece, but the Mendelssohn Sexted in D major, pianist Jeremy Denk - played in Portland! Ha! I knew I had good taste in pianists.<BR/><BR/>As a matter of fact, as I thought about my planned blog posting, I had imagined beginning it, "To follow up on our conversation at Jay's Oyster... " different Portland concert, but we were at the Mendelssohn one too.<BR/><BR/>On to my planned posting. I want to list the things that I like about your playing, as I said, to validate my credentials as a disinterested fan.<BR/><BR/>1 - Passion<BR/>2 - Clarity. Every note is perfectly audible. You never go too fast for your skills. Which means, of course, that you can go lightening fast, but it never makes this listener tense up.<BR/>3 - You never bang on the piano. Well, not that I've heard.<BR/>4 - Control. No note ever "pops out" of the line inappropriately. I'm very sorry that I missed the perfect chromatic scale from that Portland concert when it was broadcast today.<BR/><BR/>Then, icing on the cake, you love analysis and your are beautifully articulate about it. It's a different kind of pleasure, but what a treat to have a performer of your skills be able to TALK about it (or write). I just love it. I can't wait to print out this edition of your blog and sit down with the Kreutzer, discovering it all over again. (Loved your blog from December or sometime about analysis itself.) (Do you have a copy of the Portland concert? Apparently it is an "Only on 89.7" not-for-sale recording. You said I needed to broaden my library of pianists. That would be a great Christmas present!"<BR/><BR/>OK. Good closure fix. Got this off my to-do list!!! <BR/><BR/>A fan in WatertownAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1142437136357600052006-03-15T10:38:00.000-05:002006-03-15T10:38:00.000-05:00WE MISS YOU.. WE ARE STILL "OUT" AND ABOUT. SEND U...WE MISS YOU.. WE ARE STILL "OUT" AND ABOUT. SEND US A NOTE, IF YOU STILL Have OUR EMAIL..<BR/><BR/>MARC AND NOA<BR/>PORTLANDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1141208515573027832006-03-01T05:21:00.000-05:002006-03-01T05:21:00.000-05:00In response to Anonymous' (fourth) from the top) s...In response to Anonymous' (fourth) from the top) suggestion that you add a message board to this site, I have mixed feelings about the idea; it may prove to be an unfortunate distraction. Many thanks, though, for posting your recital and concert schedule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1141145178274532702006-02-28T11:46:00.000-05:002006-02-28T11:46:00.000-05:00Oh, delight! I'm so glad I managed to hear you at...Oh, delight! I'm so glad I managed to hear you at Carnegie...this piece was so magical - the highlight of the concert for me, especially the opening, which stopped me dead and left me breathless.<BR/><BR/>I had been dithering and procastinating with a ticket purchase - what a choice! Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk in Carnegie (I've been dying to see you, I so enjoy your writing) or Christian Tetzlaff and Lars Vogt playing the lovely Brahms sonatas at Alice Tully...add to the dilemma my pregnant self...seven months...and I wasn't sure if I could last through either concert...by the time I could decide, only third tier tickets were left...no fun for a violin/piano duo.<BR/><BR/>Then, a stroke of luck, a colleague who had to travel suddenly offered me her plum orchestra seats. What a joy! I could see every expression, hear everything so closely. My daughter danced inside me through the Mozart, then seemed stunned motionless by the opening of the Beethoven, just like me! I've heard the Kreutzer before, but somehow this performance was just magical! How wonderful, now, to hear your thoughts on such a beloved piece.<BR/><BR/>Thank you always for your beautiful writing and playing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1141113194102657622006-02-28T02:53:00.000-05:002006-02-28T02:53:00.000-05:00I have a question too w/ the Kreutzer sonata.What ...I have a question too w/ the Kreutzer sonata.What were you thinking when you were playing w/ Joshua?.Did you arrive w/ the same interpretation when you played this difficult and emotional sonata w/him?I could feel there was great interaction bet.the two of you as if you were in a play.Was your play based on Beethoven's emotional life when he composed it or you were relating the music to that novella this sonata was named for?I wish I could have more time to talk to you and discuss this question of mine but meeting you was just too fast no time at all to ask this sort of question.<BR/>Do you have an e mail for me to send you my greetngs and my questions?not even a message board?Common JD we need an official website for people like me to visit you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1141103852260481652006-02-28T00:17:00.000-05:002006-02-28T00:17:00.000-05:00After your Fort Lauderdale concert tonight, the re...After your Fort Lauderdale concert tonight, the reception/CD-signing line was moving so quickly I didn't have a chance to talk with you as much as I'd have liked. With the throngs passing before you, I'm sure it all becomes a big blur, but maybe I can jog your memory -- you complimented me on my loud blue tie and I told you I'd studied with Susan Starr. Then I was whisked along to the CD-signing ceremony with Joshua Bell. What I wish I'd had the chance to tell you was how fine I thought your playing was. Your musicianship matched his and your blending was remarkable. Appearing as you are with the (justly) celebrated golden boy of the violin, I doubt that you often get the appreciative recognition you deserve. I hope to see you back in South Florida soon in solo recital or as concerto soloist. Next time I'm lucky enough to catch you in concert, I'll try to get more than 15 seconds with you to chat and sing your praises. <BR/>Thanks for the performance.<BR/>Ken Easterling<BR/>kjeasterling@aol.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11301779.post-1141027548486368932006-02-27T03:05:00.000-05:002006-02-27T03:05:00.000-05:00I suppose that's why we don't clap after the first...I suppose that's why we don't clap after the first movement; the obsessed 'angry' state is fleeting, impermanent. I love your observation about the light-dark-different light; perhaps most musicians shy away from religion because the mythical journey is experienced through sonata form! Love the blog, you are a beacon of hope against those who are afraid to supplement their instincts with knowledge. Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com