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<DIV>I discovered the Dukas sonata in the international piano festival in La Roque d'Anthéron (outdoor performances in the south of France), played by Marc-André Hammelin, a Canadian pianst who loves exploring untrodden paths from Sorabji to Godowsky or Kapustine. I was really seduced by it but I would not play it as it exceeds my technical skills by far. I notably love the 3rd toccata-like movement. Apart from Hammelin, another good recording exists by François-René Duchâble, available on Youtube.</DIV>
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<DIV>I believe it is a very interesting work, rich of many ideas and well-structured, even though it sounds very "chromatic" as you say. After all, it was composed in 1901 so nothing suprising about it! The structure reminds me of Beethoven but the harmony rather of Franck and Wagner.</DIV>
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<DIV> I said I'd be glad to hear a Gould performance of it because it would be one of these rather obscure works he could have defended with panache like the Bizet or the Strauss pieces.<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">De :</SPAN></B> "Houpt, Fred" <fred.houpt@rbc.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">À :</SPAN></B> Discussion of the Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. <f_minor@glenngould.org><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Envoyé le :</SPAN></B> Lun 19 juillet 2010, 17h 43min 18s<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Objet :</SPAN></B> [f_minor] Dukas<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703294115-19072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Someone mentioned Paul Dukas's music last week. So, I downloaded some piano solo works and frankly, they are the most hideously chromatic and unattractive pieces I've run into in a long time. I also downloaded a piano reduction of the famous Sorcerer's Apprentice, which is quite delightful.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703294115-19072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Anyone tried to play any of the Dukas sonatas and such? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703294115-19072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=703294115-19072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>Fred Houpt</FONT></SPAN></DIV><FONT face=monospace>_______________________________________________________________________<BR><BR>This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive<BR>any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information<BR>it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized.<BR>If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately.<BR><BR>Ce courriel peut contenir des renseignements protégés et confidentiels.<BR>Lexpéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui sy rapportent.<BR>Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce courriel ou des renseignements quil contient<BR>par une personne autre que le destinataire désigné est interdite.<BR>Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez men aviser
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