Saturday, September 26, 2009

Alicia de Larrocha

I've been watching, listening to various YouTube posts.  She was an incredible artist.
Here's a killer performance of De Falla's Danse rituelle du feu.  I especially love the shots of her eyes, widening and narrowing as she listens and plays.  She's so focused, and the music so intense!

And here's the first movement of the Schumann Fantasy Op.17, played with such emotional direction and color that it warms you like sunlight.

I'm so thankful for her music.  I hope her family is doing well, and can be comforted knowing that she brought beauty to so many people.

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