Tom, Bob, et al, Thanks for the interesting thread. I sometimes wonder if the whole 19th century phenomenon of the pianist/composer-- the soloist who plays their own as well as other's compositions-- might ever revive. It seems that it died out with Rachmaninoff in the first half of the 20th century, and while George Winston is interesting and even entertaining, I sometimes wish there was someone who "had it all" traveling around the classical circuit: big time chops, the passion and conviction we all admire, and sophisticated, large scale compositional skills. I think this is really missing. Best, Greg Greg Granoff RPT > Greg, > Now, that is what I hoping hear. Someone who plays with passion and > conviction. That's something I personally admire in an any artist, be > classical, jazz, > new age, or even rap.....second thought- scratch the rap. But you get the > idea. If they play style well and do an admirable job, they get my > applause. > Since you brought up the notion if he could play Beethoven or not brings > up > a rather important issue. I've worked with a number of big-named artists > who > do play the Beethoven sonatas extremely well, but without personal > passion. To > me, that becomes a yawn of a concert. > Thanks for your insight. > Tom Servinsky >
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