motel de moka

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This, then, is the will to live–that is to say, it is exactly _that which_ so intensely desires both life and continuance, and which accordingly remains unharmed and unaffected by death. Further, its present state cannot be improved, and while there is life it is certain of the unceasing sufferings and death of the individual. The _denial_ of the will to live is reserved to free it from this, as the means by which the individual will breaks away from the stem of the species, and surrenders that existence in it. - Schopenhauer, Metaphysic of Love.

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“autumn #5″

01. Frederic Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 : IV. Finale (Presto, non tanto)
Martha Argerich Plays Chopin: The Legendary 1965 Recording (1999)
02. Sergei Rachmaninov - Preludes Op. 32 No.12 (Sviatoslav Richter, 1983)
Sviatoslav Richter 3 (1999)
03. Franz Schubert - Impromptu #2 In A Flat, Op. 142, D 935 - Allegretto
Alfred Brendel : Impromptus Op. 90 & 142 (1989)
04. J.S. Bach - Partita No.2. V Rondeau & VI Capriccio
Martha Argerich : Live from the Concertgebouw, 1978 & 1979 (2000)
05. Frederic Chopin - Sonate Nº 2 En Si Bémol Majeur, Op.35: IV Finale (Presto)
Alfred Cortot : Frédéric Chopin: Piano Works (2002)
06. Domenico Scarlatti - Sonata in F minor K.466
17 sonate per pianoforte
07. Sergei Rachmaninov - Preludes Op. 23 No 4 In D (Sviatoslav Richter, 1983)
Sviatoslav Richter 3 (1999)

Note: Fall mood filler, almost a romance list. They are excellent, something like 200 yrs of piano playing history compressed in 20 minutes of modernistic approach. I like firm interpretation and full dynamic range, expressive but within structure.

see also: Dec ‘06 entry, .
image: Astrohome, NYT