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I e-mailed Valentina Lisitsa the other day to ask
permission to use 2 of her Flickr photos on my blog.
Well a few minutes later the e-mail bounced back. So
I figured at that point that her e-mail address had
changed, so I got on to her website to see if there
was a new address.
Well to my great surprise her website didn't exist
any more. Or I guess I should say her old web site
didn't exist. There is a newly designed site now,
very fresh looking.
Gone, however, are the audio tracks on her old site:
the Liszt Rhapsody No. 12, which was the performance
that first convinced me a couple years ago that
Valentina was the best pianist out there. Gone too
is the Liszt Sonata in B minor, issued years ago on
a now out-of-print album and not even available on
youTube. And then there was her great performance
of Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7 — it will be sadly
missed. It was so much better than my recording
of that sonata with Sandor.
But I know that with her new contract with Deutsche it might be difficult to keep such
Grammophon that
things like the audio tracks going, what with royalty. I am sincerely hoping that her youTube
issues and all
channel does not suffer the same fate. It is true that,
eventually, many of the works on her channel will be
recorded. But that might take years, even a decade or
so. And I don't know about most people who love to
listen to her performances, but I myself probably
won't live long enough see many CDs come forth. So
youTube is and will probably be my main vehicle for
Valentina in the upcoming years. Even though I plan
of course to buy every CD that she puts out.
Things change. That seems to be a law of the universe.
I think that the new site bodes great things for the
future. And I am very much looking forward to seeing
it evolve. As for the rest, well, I guess I can now truly
be considered to be among both the Old Guard — and
the New.
Here's hoping YouTube survives too. Ah, the price of fame. 🙂
Originally posted by musickna:
Yeah, truly. Up to now I think that Valentina has been able to "do it her way" to paraphrase Sinatra. I hope that may continue to a certain extent. But you know, she needs to be up there in the top ranks. It is her due. And it will get CDs out and more concerts and recitals.
Interesting web site. When did you say it will be that concert in Seattle? I don`t think I saw the announcement there yet :left:
The Seattle concert is October 17. And you are right, for some reason it is not listed on her tour schedule. As to why that is I don't know. I do think that the site is still under construction, though — it was only today that I was able to use the Contact feature. :sherlock:
Glad that she hasn't disappeared completely. Hopefully, she'll be able to maintain artistic control over all her endeavors. Maybe the audio tracks will eventually appear on her new website, too.:heart:
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Well I don't see a header on the top of the side that would allow for that. Videos though, maybe, she seems to be linking to a few of them. So perhaps that's a good sign as far as the youTube stuff is concerned.I'm just going to push on through and hope for the best. And btw, :heart::)
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
My thought exactly :up:
Maybe there will be music again once her website is finished. For your sake I hope so.
Originally posted by L2D2:
Maybe so! I hope.Can't wait for Seattle! That's something at least.
@ Darko.I think the word "imperious" followed by "aristocratic" is a little redundant. Of course she probably wouldn't want to put what I wrote about her — "This pianist is a demon awakened by the ghost of Franz Liszt.":p
It took this email a few days to get to me, I only received it just a few minutes ago, but here it is (I hope Valentina doesn't mind me sharing).Hi Edward, New website has nothing to do with labels, at the moment I don't have any. It is just hopes and distant ones. It was impossible to update old website. It was like an old house (and not terribly good old house), at some point it made sense to kill it and build a new one. Now I can update info in minutes from anywhere… I outgrew audiotracks I had on old one. Nothing to be proud off…they are still around copied and spread by YTbers…You are OK using any photos on Flickr – they are home-made and not copyrighted. Best, ValWell of course I accept her statement and views. I would always do that. Her mind very much makes me think of Herbert von Karajan's statement — "Those who have achieved all their aims probably set them too low.":)Thanks so much for your response, Val, for your time.
Ed, so wonderful she got back to you. I would be thrilled if a favorite celebrity emailed me back. I do love this photo of her too. Makes her eyes stand out. I didn't go to the website because of how squirrelly my pc is. It takes me offline at the drop of a hat.
Speaking of favorite celebrities…I just saw a movie, from about 1992, with River Phoenix. I had been following him as well as Depp. The movie was This Thing Called Love. Before I knew it was him, I kept thinking I was seeing a much younger Johnny Depp. River had many of the same mannerisms, hair and facial features. Would love to see a photo with the two of them together when River was still alive.
Originally posted by PainterWoman:
Well I always remember what my dad told me on several occasions — you never know until you try!
I'm totally surprised that she bothered to return your email. Apparently she, unlike many celebrities, appreciates her fans. Good for her. And I bet you'll have that email printed out and framed and hung on your wall, huh?
Pam, I really liked River Phoenix. Never caught a connection with Johnny, though. Perhaps I need to look at River's movies again to see what you saw. I think Johnny is a great actor–he does a good job in any film he is in. I just happen to love the off-beat, quirkey films in which he excels. Ahhh, he's so beautiful.
Originally posted by L2D2:
I'm surprised she has even a spare minute of the day. It's like surgeons — I think that 3 hours sleep a night trying to get through med school weeds out all those who actually need sleep.
Wow. That is so cool that she responded. I'm really glad for you, Edward.:heart:
@ Star.I'm really glad for me too. :p:heart:
:lol::heart: