The bittersweet return: Pat Metheny and Chopin
The bittersweet return: Pat Metheny and Chopin
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Exoticlover

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Saturday 23rd July 2022
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Maybe some of you have noticed the similarity between Pat Metheny's "San Lorenzo" and the legendary posthumous Nocturne in C-sharp minor.

San Lorenzo: After a tune in a major key, at 5:55, suddenly clouds appear, there is a cold breeze.It makes me feel unwell, physically unwell, every time I am listening to it. It makes me shiver.

Nocturne in C-sharp minor: a moody tune in general, but when you think it is over, then, at (ca.) 2:30, the delicate melody jst starts all over. And then these fragile arpeggios. It really depends both on the player and the piano, most Steinways are not suitable for this piece.

What do you think?