Midweek Madness: The ultimate performance of a Chopin "Share-zoe"
After some thrilling and/or chilling vocals during the first weeks of Midweek Madness, my humble little blog feature that has already become a global sensation of such proportions that only the Murdoch scandal is keeping it from being covered by major press outlets, I thought it was time for a little change.
So here is a pianistic oldie-but-goodie from the talent portion of the 2000 Miss Texas Pageant. Even if you have thrilled to this audio before, you will surely want to relive the experience of hearing Cindy Elizondo, bless her heart, delivering an incomparable performance of Chopin's B minor Scherzo -- or as they say down Texas way, "Share-zoe."
Now I know what some of you are thinking, that I am being terribly insensitive and unkind and unfair. Well, I can't help it. Like Dame Edna, I was given a precious gift -- the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others.
So fasten your seat belts. It's "Share-zoe" Time:
Comments
Tim - Thank You! Thank You! That was truly a revelation. It sounded, for the most part, like a herd of small animals (ferrets maybe)on meth were running over the keys, a;though maybe ferrets would have hit more correct notes. Perhaps the definitive rendition of the piece.
It is adorable, isn't it? I think my favorite part (besides the audience's ovation) is the way she manages to squeeze in a little dash of the lyrical theme of the piece for contrast with her astounding attack on the rest. Glad you liked it. TIM
Posted by: MC | July 20, 2011 3:22 PM
Having heard this many times, I would like to suggest that:
1) We are now becoming aware that bullying is not kind. Maybe we should be aware that bullying can happen in our elite music world as well
2) Perhaps at least one person has heard this who had never heard of Sho-PAN, and the person is now a Chopin fanatic (with lots of money) and will help aspiring young pianists afford to enter real competitions
3 And remember that she does hit those high B's, which Horowitz often missed.
Posted by: Sheryll | May 25, 2012 11:16 AM