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Cy Shuster 741662027@theshusters.org
Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:42:40 -0400


An interesting quote from p.252 of the Selected History (p.33 of the PDF; 
this was written sometime after 1975, with understandable resentment)

"The great pianoforte makers now no longer voice their instruments for 
Chopin and Liszt.  The hammers of new instruments are compressed and made 
hard with a felt-iron, in order to make the tone brittle and strident.  A 
percussive effect is now required beyond all else.  Under these 
circumstances, it is not surprising that no great pianoforte composer has 
emerged since Rachmaninoff.  The days of romantic and impressionist music 
are over."

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV



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