Vous êtes magnifique, Angela!
Dear Angela
Many thanks for the unforgettable concert you played in Venice yesterday. Bach, in your hand, is fully colored and living as a breath. Your performance was exciting also for my daughter (10 years old) who, with us, has been brought at the top of the happiness.
My warmest thanks
Tommaso
I was just given your Rameau CD, which I find wondrous, and while listening to it yet again, will wish you well during this difficult time.
Dear Miss Hewitt,
My thoughts and prayers are certainly with you and your mother at this time. My hope is that you both will find comfort and peace in God's will and find His hand in yours.
May the New Year bring you continued success and fill each and every one of your days with sunshine!
Kenny
I earlier sent a message concerning your inspiring performance in Poznan (WTC-I); I guess your webmaster found something wrong about it, because it hasn't appeared. I hope to do better this time. Your choice of encore -- Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring in the Hess transcription -- was a touch of genius for a number of reasons. First, after two hours of rigorously unromantic and authentic Bach, it was good to be reminded of the other Bach keyboard tradition, the one associated with pianists of Hess's generation, for whom transcriptions were the mainstay. Second, it is difficult to live in Poland and not be constantly aware of World War II. To hear Bach's Jesu... in such a context is to be reminded of the Blitz, the terrors of the Nazi invasion of Poland, and the great bravery of those who fought in the Battle of Britain (main of them Polish), as well as the bravery of Dame Myra, who morale boosting performances achieved legendary status. Oddly enough, the Poles sitting around me either new the music only in its original Chorale form or not at all. They had never heard of Hess nor did they know of its status as a true "war horse." Yet I sensed that they were touched by it -- truly touched. Perhaps among the many aspiring pianists in the audience last Tuesday, one or two will make the effort to discover more about the encore you played, and, who knows, perhaps they will even add it to their own repertoire. Thanks again for a wonderful, engaging concert.
I, along with several others on these pages was at St Georges Hall in Bristol to hear you play Bach's WTC B1. It was sensational. What joy!
Dear Angela, I greatly appreciate your playing of Bach - I was very fortunate to be at your performance of the Goldberg Variations in the Whitla Hall, Belfast several years ago.
Anyway I have just bought your two recordings of Beethoven sonatas and so impressed am I that I am anxious to know if you plan to record the rest of the "32" if I can refer to them as such.
There is a quote which you may like to hear and it goes something like "Life cannot be that bad if for a few dollars you can go out and buy all of Beethoven's piano sonatas"
Please let me know if you are planning to record the rest of the sonatas in due course.
Thanks, and Every good wish from Philip in N. Ireland
I was at your book 1 Bristol concert last night. I am about to grab a seat for book 2. Good old Bach, the grand-daddy of them all. What an imagination, what architechural yet fluid sounds.Thank you for the experience.
Dear Angela,
Thank you for an unforgettable evening in Bristol. I heard 'new' sounds and saw 'new colours' in the music. Thank you too for staying with us during the audience distractions after set four.
With appreciation
Tony Martin
I was at your performance in Bristol England, this evening (November 20th) and it was amazing. You are right- to hear the whole of book 1 performed from memory so beautifully was magical and very moving.
I will definitely be there for book 2.
Great to hear the Fazioli as well - we have Suzuki teaching courses at Jacques Samuels' showroom in London, so have probably played on it in our concerts a few times. The depth of tone from these pianos is superb and a joy to play and hear. Great that you are promoting them so strongly.
Thank you for an unforgettable evening.
Gill