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    From MELMOTH@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 14 11:22:04 2022
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in my collection...
    The greatest pianist of all time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...

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  • From Andy Evans@21:1/5 to MELMOTH on Fri Oct 14 07:02:30 2022
    On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 10:22:12 UTC+1, MELMOTH wrote:
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in my collection...
    The greatest pianist of all time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...

    There's nothing of his private life on Wiki or other places I looked. I'd be interested to see a fuller biography. I understand he had health issues variously attributed to alcohol and heart trouble or both.

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to MELMOTH on Fri Oct 14 11:04:10 2022
    On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:22:12 AM UTC-7, MELMOTH wrote:
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in my collection...
    The greatest pianist of all time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...

    Did you leave out ...... Arrau ?!?

    Escargot induced amnesia ?!?

    dk

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  • From Mandryka@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Fri Oct 14 14:46:52 2022
    On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 3:02:33 PM UTC+1, Andy Evans wrote:
    On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 10:22:12 UTC+1, MELMOTH wrote:
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in my collection...
    The greatest pianist of all time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...
    There's nothing of his private life on Wiki or other places I looked. I'd be interested to see a fuller biography. I understand he had health issues variously attributed to alcohol and heart trouble or both.

    Can you read French? Anyway, here’s a good summary of what biographical information exists

    https://classik.forumactif.com/t3899-vladimir-sofronitsky?highlight=Sofronitsky

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Fri Oct 14 15:02:01 2022
    On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 7:02:33 AM UTC-7, Andy Evans wrote:

    There's nothing of his private life on Wiki or other places I looked.
    I'd be interested to see a fuller biography. I understand he had health issues variously attributed to alcohol and heart trouble or both.

    The NKVD/KGB/FSB have the full dossier.

    dk

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  • From Mandryka@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 14 15:02:34 2022
    He had two “phases” - pre 1958 and 1958 to when he made his last performances. Christian’s section on the last phase, the swan-song, on that French website is interesting.

    There’s a Scriabin Museum Liszt recital - Liszt and Schubert/Liszt. Just awful sound and instrument. But my goodness, if you can bring yourself to listen then, if you’re like me, you’ll think that the music making is really inspired and intense.

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  • From Andy Evans@21:1/5 to Mandryka on Sat Oct 15 00:42:43 2022
    On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 22:46:55 UTC+1, Mandryka wrote:

    Can you read French? Anyway, here’s a good summary of what biographical information exists

    https://classik.forumactif.com/t3899-vladimir-sofronitsky?highlight=Sofronitsky

    Yes - I have good French. Very interesting and full of detail. Seems he suffered from arrhythmia of the heart from an early age and was quite anti-social and introverted. In 1946 he married agin, a pupil of his, but remained on close terms with Scriabin'
    s daughter. In 1957 his doctors advised him to give up live recitals. Despite failing health he continued to give recitals until his death in 1961 and this period is regarded as having a special poignancy in his oeuvre. He was diagnosed with intestinal
    cancer in 1959 so he knew he had only a short time to live. The legend that he was an alcoholic doesn't seem to have any particular truth, and he refused morphine in his final days so he could play through the pain.

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Andy Evans on Sat Oct 15 03:14:15 2022
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 12:42:46 AM UTC-7, Andy Evans wrote:
    On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 22:46:55 UTC+1, Mandryka wrote:

    Can you read French? Anyway, here’s a good summary of what biographical information exists

    https://classik.forumactif.com/t3899-vladimir-sofronitsky?highlight=Sofronitsky

    Yes - I have good French. Very interesting and full of detail. Seems he suffered from arrhythmia of the heart from an early age and was quite anti-social and introverted. In 1946 he married agin, a pupil of his, but remained on close terms with Scriabin's daughter. In 1957 his doctors advised him to give up live recitals. Despite failing health he continued to give recitals until his death in 1961 and this period is regarded as having a special poignancy in his oeuvre. He was diagnosed with
    intestinal cancer in 1959 so he knew he had only a short time to live.
    The legend that he was an alcoholic doesn't seem to have any particular truth, and he refused morphine in his final days so he could play through the pain.

    The thresholds for alcoholism designation are/were quite different in
    the West and on the other side of the Iron Curtain. ;-)

    dk

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  • From Frank Berger@21:1/5 to Dan Koren on Sat Oct 15 17:19:23 2022
    On 10/15/2022 6:14 AM, Dan Koren wrote:
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 12:42:46 AM UTC-7, Andy Evans wrote:
    On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 22:46:55 UTC+1, Mandryka wrote:

    Can you read French? Anyway, here’s a good summary of what biographical information exists

    https://classik.forumactif.com/t3899-vladimir-sofronitsky?highlight=Sofronitsky

    Yes - I have good French. Very interesting and full of detail. Seems he
    suffered from arrhythmia of the heart from an early age and was quite
    anti-social and introverted. In 1946 he married agin, a pupil of his, but
    remained on close terms with Scriabin's daughter. In 1957 his doctors
    advised him to give up live recitals. Despite failing health he continued
    to give recitals until his death in 1961 and this period is regarded as
    having a special poignancy in his oeuvre. He was diagnosed with
    intestinal cancer in 1959 so he knew he had only a short time to live.
    The legend that he was an alcoholic doesn't seem to have any particular
    truth, and he refused morphine in his final days so he could play through
    the pain.

    The thresholds for alcoholism designation are/were quite different in
    the West and on the other side of the Iron Curtain. ;-)

    dk

    I know little about playing the piano nor about morphine, but doesn't it makes sense that a touch of the latter would actually help him play through the pain? It's not like he would have been the first drugged musician. I'm having surgery soon and am
    looking forward to a little help from my friends.

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to MELMOTH on Sat Oct 15 20:06:25 2022
    On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:22:12 AM UTC-7, MELMOTH wrote:
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in
    my collection... The greatest pianist of all
    time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8m5bJK0OEI

    dk

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  • From Dan Koren@21:1/5 to Dan Koren on Sun Oct 16 02:18:41 2022
    On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 8:06:28 PM UTC-7, Dan Koren wrote:
    On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 2:22:12 AM UTC-7, MELMOTH wrote:
    https://www.amazon.com/Art-of-Vladimir-Sofronitsky/dp/B082JQ8S2L/ref=sr_1_22?crid=1LU58PNUI31ND&keywords=scribendum&qid=1665739021&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjAzIiwicXNhIjoiMy42OSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=scribendum%2Caps%2C175&sr=8-22

    Definitely one of the most beautiful sets in
    my collection... The greatest pianist of all
    time, according to Richter, Gilels and
    MELMOTH (?)...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8m5bJK0OEI

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mI36Zxkie0

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