George Winston contract

[gjg2@humboldt.edu]

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
>