February 2012
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Maurizio Pollini.
“All the area of the renewal of the language of the 20th century is not well-know, unfortunately, by the public, and this is an enormous pity. Because, in my opinion, this area of more advanced repertory is full of genius, and consist of the most important compositions.” Maurizio Pollini.
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Glenn Gould - Sviatoslav Richter.
(speaking about Richter’s interpretation of Schubert : ‘Sonata in G major’) “I was witnessing a union of two supposedly irreconcilable qualities. Intense analytical calculation revealed through a spontaneity equivalent to improvisation. And I realized at that moment, as I have on many subsequent occasions while listening to Richter’s recordings, that I was in the...
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Alfred Cortot - Schumann
(About Kinderszenen - “Der Dichter Spricht” by Schumann)
“La vérité est qu’il faut rêver ce dernier morceau, pas le jouer.”
“The truth is that you have got to dream that last piece, not play it.”
Alfred Cortot.
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Samson François - Chopin.
“Je me suis aperçu que, justement, Chopin était beaucoup plus dur, … je veux dire, bâti en dur, … que ce que l’on pense. C’est du dessin, … c’est pas du fusain, …, c’est du dessin à la mine d’argent.”
“As a matter of fact, I noticed that Chopin was truly more solid, … I mean, more solidly built, …, than people...
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September 2011
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Like a try of drums in Newark
Like a weird wheezing in half light Like a solid hump of sighs He moves his arms like a spine And avoids in a stormless way Sad blue needles and clay I shall be diving into wine I shall be chewing bones and bills I will be as strong as a kid and as sweet as a king Like a burning cowboy of art Like a sticking red line of lime He moves his arms like a bow And avoids the warm wind I shall be firing...
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August 2011
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December 2010
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