Comments on: Michael Hersch: The Vanishing Pavilions http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/2008/02/michael-hersch-the-vanishing-pavilions/ Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:51:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Richard Edward Horner http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/2008/02/michael-hersch-the-vanishing-pavilions/comment-page-1/#comment-17541 Richard Edward Horner Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:06:09 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/?p=229#comment-17541 I agree with David except instead of listening to the recording in one sitting, I attended the premiere which, I believe, is the only time this work has been performed.

In my – admittedly biased – opinion, this is a titanic achievement of both composition and pianism.

I’m not sure that the composer’s age is relevant. I can’t tell you how old Schnittke was when he wrote any of his Concerto Grossos but I can tell you that they rule. Schubert and Mozart didn’t even live to be Hersch’s age and Stravinsky certainly didn’t write better music as he aged.

Thank you for giving this disc some much deserved attention tho!

]]> By: David Smooke http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/2008/02/michael-hersch-the-vanishing-pavilions/comment-page-1/#comment-5723 David Smooke Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:46:41 +0000 http://www.sequenza21.com/cdreviews/?p=229#comment-5723 I had the opportunity to hear this recording in one sitting last night. Truly stunning. I believe that this work speaks to far more than promise and potential and rather should be placed among rarified company (Messiaen, Liszt, etc.).

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