Menahem Pressler Dies
Jun 30, 2023 02:37:54 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/05/06/menahem-pressler-pianist-indiana-beaux-arts-trio-dies/
He was one of the few.
I was only fortunate enough to attend one of the trio's performances in person and it saddened me. It was their last scheduled appearance in 2007, the year before they disbanded. The reason that I was saddened was that it was obvious that they were exhausted at the end of a long season. Their playing was not up to their usual standard. It was better than many of the small ensembles that I have heard in person and on recordings, but not as good as they were even during the last few years of the group. Pressler did continue playing, both recording and as a soloist, after the trio disbanded.
He was one of the few.
I was only fortunate enough to attend one of the trio's performances in person and it saddened me. It was their last scheduled appearance in 2007, the year before they disbanded. The reason that I was saddened was that it was obvious that they were exhausted at the end of a long season. Their playing was not up to their usual standard. It was better than many of the small ensembles that I have heard in person and on recordings, but not as good as they were even during the last few years of the group. Pressler did continue playing, both recording and as a soloist, after the trio disbanded.
Jun 30, 2023 08:00:11 #
Jun 30, 2023 08:08:37 #
Jul 6, 2023 15:11:16 #
pauken
Loc: Minneapolis MN
Here is a video of Menahem Pressler in 2018, age 94, playing the Mozart Piano Concerto #23 in A Major.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Tk3sliZ0U&t=312s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Tk3sliZ0U&t=312s
Jul 7, 2023 06:32:05 #
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