#igor levit

[vera-dauriac]

I've been living with this all day, and good lord, is it amazing.

[naipan]

"Nun muss ich erleben, dass einige von denen, denen ich mich jahrelang nahe fühlte, zum Thema Judenhass schweigen oder sich sogar denken: Vielleicht ist der ja begründet." @igorpianist

("Now I have to experience that some of those to whom I felt close for years remain silent on the subject of hatred of Jews or even think: Maybe it's justified.")

[sonyclasica]

IGOR LEVIT, CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN Y FILARMÓNICA DE VIENA

"INTERMEZZO en Mi Bemol Mayor Op117 NO. 1"

Incluida en el próximo álbum de Igor Levit con los dos conciertos para piano de Brahms grabados con Christian Thielemann al frente de la Filarmónica de Viena, así como sus obras para piano solo op. 116-119.

Escucha el adelanto AQUÍ

“Se percibía una efervescencia de buenas vibraciones, mientras los aplausos resonaban por todo el escenario: ¡eso es amore!”. Así describía el periódico vienés Der Standard la entusiasta reacción del público después de que Igor Levit, Christian Thielemann y la Filarmónica de Viena interpretaran el Primer Concierto para Piano de Brahms en el famoso Musikverein de Viena en abril de 2024: "Durante estos cincuenta minutos, se transmitió una irresistible dosis de emoción, pero al mismo tiempo la sofisticada estructura de la obra maestra de Brahms permaneció cristalina". Levit y Thielemann ya habían interpretado el Segundo Concierto para Piano con la misma orquesta en diciembre de 2023; el titular de Die Presse del momento decía: "Igor Levit establece un nuevo estándar de excelencia para Brahms".

Estos dos conciertos componen la primera grabación conjunta de Levit y Thielemann, que se publicará como triple álbum con la grabación de Levit de las conocidas obras en solitario de Brahms opp. 116–119. El primer encuentro de Levit y Thielemann fue bastante improvisado, aunque ambos sentían curiosidad el uno por el otro desde hacía mucho tiempo. En 2015, Levit sustituyó espontáneamente a un colega que estaba enfermo e interpretó el Concierto en do mayor K 467 de Mozart con Thielemann y la Staatskapelle Dresden en Múnich. A pesar del brevísimo periodo de ensayos, los dos congeniaron enseguida: "Tenemos una forma de pensar tan parecida como para que no sea necesario comentar muchas cosas", dice Thielemann. Y Levit añade: "Cuando comienza la pieza, simplemente confío plenamente en ti. Sé que no puedo equivocarme de dirección. Tener esa confianza incondicional es extraordinario".

ÁLBUM DISPONIBLE EL 4 DE OCTUBRE, RESÉRVALO YA

Tracklist

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Concierto para piano n.º 1 en re menor op. 15

Concierto para piano n.º 2 en si bemol mayor op. 83

Igor Levit, Christian Thielemann, y la Filarmónica de Viena

7 Fantasias op. 116

3 Intermezzi op. 117

6 piezas de piano op. 118

4 piezas de piano op. 119

Waltz op. 39 no. 15 (versión para piano a cuatro manos con Christian Thielemann)

Igor Levit

Igor Levit: Twitter/X @igorpianist

Filarmónica de Viena en Instagram/FB @viennaphilharmonic

Twitter/X @Vienna_Phil

[russianreader]

Vexations

Igor Levit performing Erik Satie’s “Vexations” (short edit) On 30 May 2020, Igor Levit performed all 840 repetitions of Vexations at the B-sharp Studio, Berlin. The performance streamed on Periscope, Twitter and other platforms, including on The New Yorker‘s website. Levit said the recital was in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, his reaction to which he characterised as a “silent scream”…

[elmartillosinmetre]

Mi crítica del concierto de Igor Levit en el Palacio de Carlos V.

[hellocanticle]

Igor Levit: Defining Tristan

Sony 194399434826 2 CD Igor Levit is a man of vision and of multiple talents. His pianistic skills and his vast knowledge of repertoire are pretty much unquestioned at this point. His vision is evidenced by his very personal choices in choosing what he will play and record. In my first encounter with this artist, his three disc survey of large keyboard variation works spanning three centuries…

[penelopedavilla]

🍿 12.01.2023

[yoursghouly]

“Banshee” by Igor Krstic

(Black and White Version)

[cogitoergodoleo]

not only am i delusional i am also unproductive

[vera-dauriac]

New beautiful album that made perfect afternoon listening today.

[sonyclasica]

IGOR LEVIT

BRAHMS

IGOR LEVIT, CHRISTIAN THIELEMANN Y LA FILARMÓNICA DE VIENA juntos en el álbum BRAHMS.

Escucha el adelanto AQUÍ

Reserva el álbum AQUÍ

Igor Levit dice: "La música de Brahms no puede dejarte indiferente. Es física y emocionalmente imposible. Por ejemplo, la op. 118 nº 2, es como una flecha lanzada directamente al corazón. Es sencillamente la música más hermosa, conmovedora y tierna que se pueda imaginar".

El próximo álbum de Igor Levit incluye los dos conciertos para piano de Brahms grabados con Christian Thielemann al frente de la Filarmónica de Viena, así como sus obras para piano solo op. 116-119.

ÁLBUM DISPONIBLE EL 4 DE OCTUBRE, RESÉRVALO YA

“Se percibía una efervescencia de buenas vibraciones, mientras los aplausos resonaban por todo el escenario: ¡eso es amore!”. Así describía el periódico vienés Der Standard la entusiasta reacción del público después de que Igor Levit, Christian Thielemann y la Filarmónica de Viena interpretaran el Primer Concierto para Piano de Brahms en el famoso Musikverein de Viena en abril de 2024: "Durante estos cincuenta minutos, se transmitió una irresistible dosis de emoción, pero al mismo tiempo la sofisticada estructura de la obra maestra de Brahms permaneció cristalina". Levit y Thielemann ya habían interpretado el Segundo Concierto para Piano con la misma orquesta en diciembre de 2023; el titular de Die Presse del momento decía: "Igor Levit establece un nuevo estándar de excelencia para Brahms".

Estos dos conciertos componen la primera grabación conjunta de Levit y Thielemann, que se publicará como triple álbum con la grabación de Levit de las conocidas obras en solitario de Brahms opp. 116–119. El primer encuentro de Levit y Thielemann fue bastante improvisado, aunque ambos sentían curiosidad el uno por el otro desde hacía mucho tiempo. En 2015, Levit sustituyó espontáneamente a un colega que estaba enfermo e interpretó el Concierto en do mayor K 467 de Mozart con Thielemann y la Staatskapelle Dresden en Múnich. A pesar del brevísimo periodo de ensayos, los dos congeniaron enseguida: "Tenemos una forma de pensar tan parecida como para que no sea necesario comentar muchas cosas", dice Thielemann. Y Levit añade: "Cuando comienza la pieza, simplemente confío plenamente en ti. Sé que no puedo equivocarme de dirección. Tener esa confianza incondicional es extraordinario".

No es necesario que los dos discutan pasajes concretos: se llega a un entendimiento común sin necesidad de palabras, simplemente escuchando y respondiendo. En cambio, prefieren hablar de intérpretes y compositores. Y siempre se asombran al descubrir lo similar que perciben muchas cosas. Algún tiempo después de su encuentro inicial, fue durante un paseo juntos cerca de Berlín cuando la conversación giró en torno a Brahms, y así concibieron el plan de grabar los dos conciertos para piano como parte de un próximo ciclo de Brahms con Thielemann y la Filarmónica de Viena. "Conozco a la Filarmónica de Viena desde hace treinta y cinco años", dice Thielemann, y añade: "Siempre me ha fascinado cómo esta orquesta tiene la capacidad de reaccionar ante los directores y asimilar hasta el más mínimo detalle. Y luego está la sala de conciertos, la Wiener Musikverein, con esa acústica que Brahms conocía tan bien". “¡Y qué sonido!” exclama Levit. "Estaba sentado durante el primer ensayo y empezó a sonar la trompa. En realidad, no quieres empezar a tocar, sino más bien decirle al cornista: ¿Puedes volver a tocar eso? Era hermoso".

Para Levit, la inclusión de las queridas obras en solitario de Brahms opp. 116-119 de Brahms. Levit dice: "La música de Brahms no puede dejarte indiferente. Simplemente, física y emocionalmente no es posible. Por ejemplo, la op. 118 nº 2, por ejemplo, es como una flecha disparada directamente al corazón. Es sencillamente la música más hermosa, conmovedora y tierna que se pueda imaginar".

El álbum concluye con un bis especial: la interpretación a cuatro manos del encantador Vals op. 39 n.º 15 de Brahms. 39 n.º 15 de Brahms, interpretada por Levit y Thielemann. Levit explica: "Me ha llevado algunos años llegar al punto de tener el valor de tocar y grabar esta música, y Christian Thielemann ha sido fundamental para que llegara hasta aquí. A diferencia de la música de Beethoven, en la que pasas emocionalmente de la cima al fondo casi continuamente, aquí Brahms es a menudo la música más constante, con respiraciones muy largas y un latido constante. Ahora que ya estoy perfectamente situado con esta música, me siento más feliz que nunca".

Tracklist

JOHANNES BRAHMS

Concierto para piano n.º 1 en re menor op. 15

Concierto para piano n.º 2 en si bemol mayor op. 83

Igor Levit, Christian Thielemann, y la Filarmónica de Viena

7 Fantasias op. 116  

3 Intermezzi op. 117

6 piezas de piano op. 118

4 piezas de piano op. 119

Waltz op. 39 no. 15 (versión para piano a cuatro manos con Christian Thielemann)

Igor Levit

Igor Levit: Twitter/X @igorpianist

Filarmónica de Viena en Instagram/FB @viennaphilharmonic

Twitter/X @Vienna_Phil

[theadventurerslog]

Quest For Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness | Part 6

The Adventurer's Log

It was night after a failed visit to the gypsy camp. Nothing else to do but keep going forward. I encountered my first necrotaur.

I found a strange fountain...

That's totally safe. Nothing suspicious here. I had options to drink, take a taste or jump in. Jumping in just got me scolded by the narrator, and sipping and drinking led to the same result. Cinder Win didn't win and passed out.

And I saw a...fairy? Forest spirit? Elf? (depending on whether elves and fairies are considered one and the same here).

Yeah I have much to learn like not taking drinks from strange fountains in the middle of forests at night? Besides, what was I gonna do, NOT take a drink? I have the power of saving on my side! Still, the number of interested parties here seems to be growing... And I still don't know why I was brought here in the first place.

After waking up, all was well shortly after and I continued. In a night that was quickly turning very eventful I ran into a ghost.

I greeted her.

She was lost and wanted to go home. She wasn't aware she was a ghost and I could offer to help her and guide her home but I wasn't sure how to actually do that. She seemed to just keep disappearing. She was also really slow to come to me. So, my thought was that I'd need something to... entice her? Convince her she was a ghost? Hold her somehow to bring her back to town? I'm assuming this is Anna, so bring her back to Nikolai?

Hopefully something will get clearer and I can tackle that better...

I found my way back to town anyway, and the pumpkins were jack o' lanterns!

Also, Katrina was there.

She scolded me for not taking better care at night and gave me a healing potion.

Displeased huh?

Then she intended to teach me a lesson for not listening to her warnings which sounded very menacing but actually resulted in her teaching me a new spell, Frostbite.

I don't know what to make of her and I couldn't even talk to her about every available option before she left.

I levitated over the closed gate and went to get some dinner and bed. It wasn't as late as I thought, but I wasn't in the best shape in all of health, mana and stamina.

Bad news when I stepped out in the morning. The trio of chatty villagers that are normally in the inn in the evenings were gathered outside. Igor was missing, oh no! They caught a gypsy just outside town while searching for Igor and are insisting he's a werewolf and ate Igor. Make him talk and bring him to justice and they were all basically one step away from bringing out the pitchforks. The Burgomeister thankfully wasn't having it.

We need to figure out what actually happened here. Igooor.

They kept being insistent and think they ate the innkeeper's daughter too.

The Burgomeister wasn't having that either. Tanya... now I know who she is anyway.

He tried to get the others to stop riling themselves up with tales of werewolves--he himself doesn't believe in them--and to go home. He would also appreciate my help when offered in proving one way or another what actually happened to Igor. He doesn't want to blame someone for a crime that may or may not have been committed.

You know, the Burgomeister didn't trust me but I didn't fully trust him either. He could have been corrupt. He seems to be proving otherwise now. Appreciate him trying to keep things from flying off the handle here anyway and even accepting my offer to help despite previous grumbling at me.

But Igor! Now I had an investigation to add to my plate. I was gonna be making the rounds around town anyway and now I had even more reason to.

I went inside and talked to the Burgomeister a little more. He was skeptical in general, maybe a bit overly so given everything that is going on around here, but I appreciate him being grounded about this missing Igor situation. He really didn't believe the gypsy is responsible but was uncertain of what to do. I'm here for the rescue! Somehow.

I went to talk to the gypsy in the cell who's the same guy I talked to at the camp. He refused to say anything and seemed disbelieving when I offered to help and then the Burgomeister got after me for just standing around talking.

I was just appreciating you, sir! Talking is part of my investigation! But fine, I'll go leave and do stuff. Like talking to more people.

And as I left I think I just got put on a time limit...

So I've got today before they go after the suspect...

Olga didn't have much of use, just ready to burn that werewolf before it eats them all.

I tried talking to Nikolai on my way to Dr. Cranium in hopes of some clue of what to do about the ghost I assume is Anna, but no luck there.

Dr. Cranium had nothing about Igor either, however, he thought he came up with a way to make a Rehydration Solution. That would certainly help with the dried-up Domovoi. I had to give him the elements of the formula and he requested some Grue Goo.

With nothing helpful in town, it was time to go hunting for clues about poor Igor.

I went to the cemetery first.

A groan. A fallen tombstone over a previously open grave. Igor got trapped, didn't he?

I couldn't move the tombstone by myself, but an Open spell worked to my slight surprise, and sure enough, up came Igor.

With messed up colours. A lightning bolt struck right around this point so I don't know if it was because of that or just glitched. He thanked me anyway and wandered off, hopefully back to town. That was easier than expected.

Back in town, everyone was cleared out. The prisoner was released and the Burgomeister thanked me for finding Igor. He didn't want to burn the prisoner at the stake.

Then I went to see Igor who considers me a friend now! Aw. You're my buddy too, Igor.

I told him about the townspeople worrying about him.

"Igor now morgue happy than ever!" That little graveyard humour heehee. I'm genuinely growing rather fond of him and his graveyard humour. The gnome may be... that, but Igor's got my back!

I asked about the crypt key which he was happy to give me now as a friend. Not that I needed it with magic, but good to have.

I couldn't remember if I'd asked him about Erana's staff before so I did again: Erana's staff has been in town for a long time. Dmitri's grandfather brought it. So, Piotyr is Dmitri the Burgomeister's grandfather huh.

With Igor safe and sound I figured it was time to go search for some Grue Goo for Dr. Cranium. There was all the goo near the cave I came out of but I needed to find my way back there. I also stopped by Olga, but not too much to say beyond some general horror at the gruesome fate of being trapped in a grave so it was a good thing I found Igor.

I was having trouble finding my back to the cave area. I certainly hadn't mapped at all at that point and my mapping efforts have been somewhat haphazard in general.

I found a deadly bush! Joy of joys!

A bush with eyes.

This had to be the bush Leshy's last riddle referred to.

It was an elderbury bush. I got too close by accident and it killed me. Buried me perhaps.

After some failed experiments including throwing a sandwich at the bush which did make the eyes dive down into it, I was able to use force bolt to knock a branch off then fetch the branch to get some elderbury berries.

I did find the starting area again. I'd been going in the wrong direction. For some reason I thought it was more to the east even though I've been to the swamp recently which is westerly and mostly a straight shot south of town. I even knew the swamp wasn't far from the cave. I'm good at directions! (I'm really not). But goo acquired.

I brought it back to Dr. Cranium who was thrilled and gave me the Rehydration Solution which seems suspiciously like water.

I'm coming Domovoi!

I saved the Domovoi in the Monastery who thanked me and warned me of the dangers of this place. I needed to destroy the guard or feed it for a secret passage down.

I assume he means something in here. There is a hexapod statue decoration thing over the hearth I could fire spells at, but before I do anything further in here I wanted to talk to the Inn Domovoi again. Generally get more information... Which meant I had time to kill before midnight.

With the berries from the bush I tried going to the Leshy again, but I guess that wasn't enough of an answer...

I tried for the camp again, but the wolves blocked me and there was no sign of our former prisoner.

With everything else failing on me, I tried for the ghost and confirmed she was Anna. When I talked to her again she asked why I left her behind but she was the one who kept disappearing. Every time she tried to follow me she'd find herself back in the same spot again. I had to keep talking to her and leaving and coming back to nudge her into starting to realize she was a ghost.

She remembered she was walking home when something chased her. She tried to run but something knocked her over and everything went black. She remembered her name and the place she lived in town. She remembered Nikolai and asked me to talk to him about her. She doesn't want to leave without seeing him again.

This is sad...

I was gonna try some wandering or finding something to do while waiting then I realized I was nearly out of MP and I didn't want to wander around at night with no MP and not much of a goal or get stuck outside of town without the MP to levitate over the barred gates. Yes I have the magic fruit, but not many... I need to remember to return to the garden to get more.

Instead I slept until midnight and went to see the Domovoi. He was very pleased I saved the dried up Domovoi and that Domovoi is now living in the Burgomeister's place! I hope I get to see him again... and maybe his presence will somehow help the Burgomeister? And my inn friend here was ready to help me with more information. I would need to help people and be "plenty big hero" here.

I would need to be very powerful, skilled and smart.

He told me a story about Tanya, Bella and Yuri's daughter. Time to find out about her at last. She was taken because of a doll he thinks.

Tanya was a very sweet child who liked everyone. One night Bella had a terrible dream that Tanya was taken away and Bella got scared. She stopped letting Tanya play outside or have friends. Tanya was scared of the dark and spent many times alone at the back of the inn. Then one day a big and friendly monster came to her window. He talked to her then she wasn't afraid of the dark and they became friends. One night while she was very unhappy the monster came and took her away. It wanted to make her happy. Now she was gone; now she was gone to the castle. No one except the Domovoi saw this and he couldn't help her.

As for the doll: one night Tanya got a beautiful doll that she'd never had before and she loved it very much. Bella and Yuri didn't know where it had come from or from whom and got scared, so Bella took it away and locked it in the cabinet which made Tanya very sad. The Domovoi told me to take the doll to Tanya and maybe I could help her when I become a very powerful hero.

He told me not to tell Bella or Yuri. Tanya needed a hero not dead parents. He told me not to show the doll to Bella--it would make her very scared and unhappy.

So I needed to keep helping people for now which I've been working on. I'm still not sure how this all ties together between Katrina, Ad Avis and Tanya. Unless Ad Avis was the one to take her for some reason? Only seemingly a monster and hypnotized her like he did to me? I don't know!

I went to bed, and got more voices. This time, judging by the subject of their talk--trying to get a clear view through a crystal ball, and most of all by their bantering nature, I think it was Erasmus and Fenrus.

I guess they weren't having an easy time of it.

"Either you are mystically rusty or your crystal is dusty." Yeah, this has to be them right...?

Regardless I woke to a new day.

Day 6 I think and I’m just glad I got the Domovoi situation resolved as it was making me nervous. Onward to more tasks, helping people and uncertainty of how to handle some of them!

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

This is so unintentionally funny. Guy starts levitating with demonic power and the text box label just changes from “Igor” to “Igor?”