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#418409 - 01/26/09 05:31 PM
Re: Possibly some of the most impressive Prokofiev ever
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Originally posted by Quite a Delight:  Usain is a perfect parallel, praised for what he can do, but not maligned for what he can't. [/b] That's ridiculous; no musicality is expected from him. You've mentioned before that you're self-taught. If you don't appreciate that musicianship means artistry—musicality as well as technique—you might rethink whether being an autodidact is really so satisfactory after all. Steven
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Chopin: Allegro de Concert Op. 46 Schumann: Toccata Op. 7 Fauré: Ballade Op. 19
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#418410 - 01/26/09 06:08 PM
Re: Possibly some of the most impressive Prokofiev ever
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Originally posted by Quite a Delight:  Is Usain Bolt's olympian performance any less admirable because he didn't sing nessun dorma in perfect pitch while running? [/b] Nessun dorma is too long for the races he runs and besides Bolt is a bass. Is it too late for the Olympic committee to investigate this matter? There really were some combined chess/boxing matches in Europe but they never became popular.
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#418411 - 01/26/09 07:11 PM
Re: Possibly some of the most impressive Prokofiev ever
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Originally posted by sotto voce: Originally posted by Quite a Delight:  Usain is a perfect parallel, praised for what he can do, but not maligned for what he can't. [/b] That's ridiculous; no musicality is expected from him. You've mentioned before that you're self-taught. If you don't appreciate that musicianship means artistry—musicality as well as technique—you might rethink whether being an autodidact is really so satisfactory after all. Steven [/b] I'm defending this performance for what it is. I'd listen to Horowitz many more times than this pianist, but that's the nature of things. I see pianism as being about more than just music. I love music and I also love technical virtuosity. When combined it's ideal, when either is lacking while the other is truly remarkable, I'll still admire it for what it is.
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