INKPOT#65 CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEWS: David Helfgott SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks, tells the story of the child prodigy david helfgott,an Australian pianist whose early musical success is derailed by the http://inkpot.com/classical/helfgott98p.html
Extractions: Tickets: $60, $80, $125, $150 from SISTIC by Rebecca Wan The first film I ever watched in a theatre was AMADEUS (Forman, 1984), and I came away from it firmly believing that that crazy nut Salieri killed Mozart by dressing in a mask and telling him to write his own requiem. Years later, when I watched SPARTACUS (Kubrick, 1960) for the first time, I didn't think there was any reason not to believe that the real slave Spartacus wasn't crucified at ..., nor that high-level Romans were oyster-stuffing debauches with British accents who used food metaphors to make sleazy overtures to their slaves. Many other such "autobiographical" films that sensationally distort history have caused historians distress, but what happens when films are about living legends? Several Oscar-nominated films down the line from AMADEUS, the controversy surrounding the 1996 film SHINE stirs up curious questions about the degree to which artistic license should be allowed to stray, and the effect of populism on the classical music world. SHINE, directed by Scott Hicks, tells the story of the child prodigy David Helfgott, an Australian pianist whose early musical success is derailed by the onslought of mental illness, apparently the result of parental pressure, and he is institutionalized for more than a decade. Things improve when Helfgott recovers and meets a wonderful woman who helps to heal him and later becomes his second wife. His career as a classical pianist is restored to full brilliance.
David Helfgott Information Page david helfgott information, pics, CDs, DVDs, books, etc. at Famous People with Perfect Pitch Full Name. david helfgott. Occupation. pianist. Birthdate. May, 1947 I produced two of david's CDs, Brilliantissimo and Brave New World, for BMG Classics (you can check the album liner http://www.perfectpitchpeople.com/helfgott.htm
Extractions: Full Name David Helfgott Occupation Pianist Birthdate May, 1947 Birthplace Melbourne, Australia Obtained from Personal acquaintance Posted by 1- Austin Prichard-Levy Comments "I produced two of David's CDs, Brilliantissimo and Brave New World , for BMG Classics (you can check the album liner notes for verification). I had heard a lot about his student days at the Royal College of Music from people who were there with him, including some stories indicating he possesses perfect pitch (for example, he can play anything on piano he's just heard on radio, like a symphony or whatever, it doesn't have to be piano music, he remembers about 48 hours of music, he can play pieces he hasn't looked at in 20 years etc). Before taking this at face value, however, I decided to conduct some objective tests of my own. While recording Brilliantissimo , I asked David to name notes that I picked out at random on the Bechstein piano in the hall where we were recording, while he was off changing in a dressing room well out of sight, but not out of earshot. He correctly named every note I played. I then played a strange 8-note chord with lots of unusual intervals in it, and again he named each note in the chord without hesitation. I have to say I was impressed!" [1] RELATED ITEMS David Helfgott Books Love You to Bits and Pieces : Life With David Helfgott - Gillian Helfgott, Alissa Tanskaya
Denis Dutton On David Helfgott once hes on the comeback trail) turned out, on close reading of the credits, tobe the only significant part dubbed by a pianist other than david helfgott. http://www.denisdutton.com/helfgott.htm
Extractions: With the musical reputation of David Helfgott now in tatters, the question persists how an incompetent, mentally disordered pianist has found himself touring to sold-out halls, promoted in the expensive souvenir program as one of the worlds leading pianists. Why dont his champions snap out of the delusion that his recitals are supreme musical events? Is it despite or because of the most scathing reviews dumped on any pianist in recent memory that Helfgott continues to get rapturous, standing ovations? The Helfgott entourage, of course, has been asking for it. Their repeated descriptions of Helfgott as a genius, as the 90s version of Horowitz and Rubinstein, in the words of an official of his recording company, have rubbed knowledgeable piano aficionados the wrong way. The excusing of his loud grunts and mutterings during performances by comparisons with the great Glenn Gould (who was normally silent in recitals) are merely offensive, as are comparisons with Horowitzs neuroses or de Pachmanns eccentric behavior: all of these artists were men whose technical and artistic accomplishments are beyond serious question. The controversy in the United States and Britain duplicates patterns established by Helfgotts appearances in New Zealand, where he began his 1997 world tour. Perhaps his handlers were hoping for a gentle start, working up toward the concert halls and critics north of the equator. But even though people in this green and pleasant land are polite to a fault, Helfgotts five recitals generated more acrimony and hurt feelings than any musical episode in years.
E! Online News - "Shine" Pianist To Make U.S. Debut as a new low in standards for classical music. Mr. helfgott is a dreadful pianist, david Dubal, a member of the piano faculty of Julliard, told Newsweek. http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,736,00.html
Extractions: Critics seem to be of one mind when it comes to David Helfgott, Shine 's real-life hyperkinetic piano player. As a film subject , he's brilliant and inspirational, the stuff of Oscar. But as a pianist, he's downright awful. On the eve of his first American tour , the manic Helfgott has come under fire from the notoriously staid arbiters of classical music, who have excoriated his best-selling CD, David Helfgott Plays Rachmaninov the film's dreaded Rach. 3 Audio Clip: David Helfgott, "Finale: Rach 3" A Baltimore Sun critic panned the Helfgott phenomenon as "a new low in standards for classical music." "Mr. Helfgott is a dreadful pianist," David Dubal, a member of the piano faculty of Julliard, told Newsweek The New York Times was a tad gentler, saying Helfgott's recording, "though it shows heart and glimmerings of things that once were, is a mere approximation of a multifaceted masterwork." Critics aren't much kinder when it comes to his current world tour, which began February 16 and makes its U.S. bow in Boston tomorrow evening. New Zealand and Australia reviewers have roundly savaged performances, calling them circus acts.
David Helfgott Shines Me Personal experience of david helfgott as an inspiring artistic genius. Who should judge sanity? david helfgott performs tangibly with soul, caressing the keys, touching the emotional fabric of the universe one image doesn't work, try another image and pianist is the image http://www.tranceform.org/helfgott.html
Extractions: David Helfgott Shines me by Rowland Barkley David Helfgott performs tangibly with so ul, caressing the keys, touching the emotional fabric of the universe while he plays, creating much more than sound. He accesses something Divine and something human, linking them in a flow through sound. In keeping with his own enigmatic depth, his grand piano sits on a grand piano shaped stage in his lounge room, situated in Promised Land, Australia. He recently (February 1997) sat at the piano with me muttering: "It's all image, all image, if one image doesn't work, try another image and pianist is the image." My experience was as if he, as someone small and weak, caressing the keys lightly and seductively, was constructing an image as a focusing system. Then this enormous Divine power flooded through him, striking me with a blissful artistic shock that can never be put to sleep, but possibly can be tamed by artistic expression. Is there a Deep Self in the belly in each of us with the power and wisdom to shine inexplicably and powerfully beyond the cognitive self of the head? Is that what great artists are here to stir within us?
Meet David And Gillian Helfgott hosted an intimate conversation with Gillian helfgott. Read the transcript of extraordinary event. david helfgott is a unique Australian and a brilliant concert pianist with a http://members.aol.com/palacechat/helfgott.html
Extractions: on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon! Be sure to tune in! From a child prodigy, through years of hardship including a severe breakdown, David is back and larger than life. With his wife Gillian he is sharing his experiences with the whole world. He communicates, shares and expresses his joy of life through his passionate playing on the piano. Each concert is an event not to be missed. David is fascinating both as an artist and as a man. In her book Love You to Bits and Pieces: Life With David Helfgott Gillian shares with us a fuller account of his life and struggles to return to playing the paino and living a 'normal' life. This is a love story not to be missed.
LookSmart - Directory - David Helfgott helfgott, david Piano Players Ring Find a biography and photos of theAustralian pianist, renowned for the film about his life, Shine. ; http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317828/us317850/us4240287/us1136409/u
Emile's Shine Page Dedicated to Australian film Shine. Contains news updates on key players including pianist david helfgott, director Scott Hicks and actors Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor and Armin MuellerStahl. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8254/shine.html
Home Page Of David Helfgott The official home page of pianist david helfgott. Includes recital dates, a biography, the latest news and all things helfgott! be able to access david's concert schedule, a brief biography http://www.davidhelfgott.com/
Helfgott, David -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia 100 Student Encyclopedia Britannica articles, specially written for elementaryand high school students. , helfgott, david (born 1947), Australian pianist. http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article?eu=335738&query=western theatre&ct=ebi
David Helfgott Australian pianist; biography, photos links. http://www.geocities.com/laosw/Classical_Html/Helfgott.html
NPR RALIAN PIANIST DAVID HELFGOTT ralian pianist david helfgott began a 12city American tour this week, a tour fueled by the success of the movie 'Shine ' which tells the story of his youth and mental breakdown. Commentator Amy http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=10
INKPOT MOVIE REVIEWS: SHINE portrayal of Australian piano prodigy david helfgott, sidetracks obsessed with cultivatingyoung david (Alex Rafalowicz) into a world class pianist. http://inkpot.com/film/shine.html
Extractions: This biographical portrayal of Australian piano prodigy David Helfgott, side-tracks the clichéd tactics but opts for recurring images and phrases to express the inexpressible contained within the emotionally disturbed 40-year old. The film is told in a s eries of flashbacks, each transition emotive without the loss of the sense of the main character, David (Geoffrey Rush). While director Scott Hicks tells the tale in a restrained manner most of the time, the driving force of the film lies within Armin Mue ller-Stahl who plays David's father, Peter. We see in the 50s, Peter, the loving yet ever possessive father, obsessed with cultivating young David (Alex Rafalowicz) into a world class pianist. Although Peter lacks musical training, David's natural talent takes over and impresses one of the judges, Ben Rosen (Nicholas Bell) during a piano competition. After much persuasion, Peter allows Ben to coach his precious son, eager for David to master "the most difficult piece in the world", Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3.
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Extractions: by David Lucas Burge other books Name Occupation Nationality Abbado, Claudio Conductor Italy Anderson, Christine Pianist, singer, songwriter USA Andrews, Julie Actress, singer England Argerich, Martha Pianist Argentina Arrau, Claudio Pianist Chile Aznar, Pedro Rock musician, bassist, multi-instrumentalist Argentina Bach, Johann Sebastian Composer, organist, harpsichordist Germany Bartók, Béla Composer Hungary Beethoven, Ludwig van Composer, pianist, conductor Germany Beiderbecke, Bix Jazz musician USA Bennett, Richard Rodney Composer England Bernstein, Leonard Composer, conductor, pianist USA Bey, Andy Singer, pianist USA Blackmore, Ritchie Guitarist, rock musician England Boulez, Pierre Composer, conductor France Branch, Mihelle Songwriter, guitarist USA Britten, Benjamin Composer, conductor England Burge, David Lucas Creator of the Perfect Pitch Ear-Training SuperCourse USA Caamaño, Roberto
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Extractions: about submit item become an editor feedback ... Helfgott, David : Links David Helfgott - The official site includes recital dates, a biography and the latest news. Film's Real-life Protagonist Now Greets Life With Zest - Short notes on David Helfgoot, Artist portrait and a review of recent recordings (usatoday, 12/01/98). Helfgott, David - Portrayed in the movie Shine. Stories and photographs and links and stuff. Helfgott, David (1947) All the Web AltaVista Google HotBot ... Yahoo This category needs an editor Help build the largest human-edited directory of the Web Submit a Site Open Directory Project Become an Editor Last update: 1:38 GMT, Monday, December 7, 2002- edit
David Helfgott's Concerts Are Not For Critics david helfgott's concerts are not for critics. By Randy Myers. KnightRidder Newspapers - (KRT) Critics are savaging him while audiences are loving him. pianist david helfgott, subject of the highly praised film ''Shine '' has been playing sold-out performances throughout http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/032897/david.htm
Extractions: Knight-Ridder Newspapers - (KRT) Critics are savaging him while audiences are loving him. Pianist David Helfgott, subject of the highly praised film ''Shine,'' has been playing sold-out performances throughout the nation. While fans of the film cheer Helfgott the man, critics are jeering Helfgott the musician. Which brings up the question: Who is right? It all depends. If the reason you're seeing him is because you want to hear classical music performed with eloquence and finesse, stay home. You're not going to get it at Helfgott's concert. If the reason you're going is because you've seen the movie and were inspired by Helfgott's story, then chances are you're going to eat up his performance. The scathing reviews of Helfgott's tour miss the point. We are not ponying up the big bucks to hear the definitive version of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3, a piece that the movie ''Shine'' showcases. We know going into the concert that there are probably much better interpretations by better qualified musicians. Why we are applauding and giving Helfgott standing ovations - such as the one at this week's Oscar celebration - is that his story is moving us. Hollywood certainly might have taken some liberties with the story. (Helfgott's sis says Daddy was hardly the monster portrayed by Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl)..
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Extractions: Defending David Helfgott Some music critics say a mentally ill man is being exploited. A mental health expert disagrees. By Colleen Dougher-Telcik York Daily News, said that exploitation was too mild a word for what he calls the marketing of David Helfgott. What’s happening, he said, is a sin. He cites an excerpt from Gillian Helfgott’s book: "One could give David enough medication that shops and restaurants and crowded streets would not bother him. But then his time would be taken up doing all the little tasks that regular members of society do, and he’d be robbed of his passion to play each and every day of his life." "Yet she firmly insists," Teachout wrote, "that Helfgott’s inability to function as a regular member of society is not an affliction but a choice - though one, it emerges, that she appears to have made on his behalf." In many cases, he said, psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and manic depression can be treated effectively, allowing their victims to lead comparatively normal lives. He wasn’t the only critic who took this approach. Is it possible, I wondered, that this woman Gillian, who married David 13 years ago, despite the fact that he smoked 125 cigarettes a day, drank 15 to 20 cups of coffee, jabbered incessantly, and took as many as 10 showers a day, would, after all these years, exploit this man?
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David Helfgott - Inspiration ERIK VOERMANS. De Australische pianist david helfgott werd wereldberoemd toen vanzijn levensverhaal de sterk geromantiseerde speelfilm Shine werd gemaakt jonge http://www.parool.nl/999580773255.html
