LAFS: December 2009

Thursday, December 10, 2009

alright

LAST ONE. sometimes i run into something and i cannot help but share it.
many or zero of you anywhere may or may not have heard of Evegny Kissin.
i used to be that of the latter group.
and thus i have been enlightened and overjoyed to experience a pianist of his caliber.
in watching this piece, one would notice the obvious difference in the speed and excitement in which it is played in comparison to the first 2 clips shown. it is obviously apparent that this man has remarkable skill.
but the reason i post this specific clip; footage of him actually playing as opposed to just an audio track is that in watching him play, the continuous motion of his hands, the delicate touch of the keys and the way in which he executes this piece perfectly with seemingly no effort is in short what i would label as absolutely beautiful. what is really interesting is that i think actually seeing him play this makes a definite difference in how we evaluate or attribute value to the piece. it is not enough just to hear it. literally the performance is part of the piece, not jut the resulting audio frequencies. i may have lost most of you. whatever. in the words of my colleague. JUST WATCH.

this sucks too. dont expect much

not that amazing

both the pianist and conductor are mediocre at best. but i recommend watching and listening to this performance.

Friday, December 4, 2009

Le Calendrier

Once again, Paris Vogue's calender is steaming. Unlike Terry Richardson who shot 12 different girls for last year's calender, Mert Alas and Marcus Poggott shoot only three leggy bombs for 2010: Natasha Poly, Raquel Zimmerman, and Iselin Steiro. The only thing keeping my boner down is my Taylor Lautner Rolling Stone cover. Christ