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<DIV>Jeff, and Wim,</DIV>
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<DIV> I have one word for you "Vladimir Horowitz". Take</DIV>
<DIV>a listen to his Schumann, for esample, or Scriabin, watch the videos. =
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<DIV>Get a clue as to what can</DIV>
<DIV>be done with color, counterpoint, pedaling.</DIV>
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<DIV>Then, tell me he needed to learn how to play the piano!</DIV>
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<DIV> Many of Juilliard grads who comes through here on the =
college/univ </DIV>
<DIV>concert circuit "ride the una corda pedal". Some more than</DIV>
<DIV>others. These pianist are trained in the traditions taught</DIV>
<DIV>by the Russian emigre pianists, the Lhevinnes, </DIV>
<DIV>Rosenthal etc(Liszt and Rubinstein, Leschetitsky pupils).</DIV>
<DIV>It may be that "Schanbel" pupils of Clara Schumann etc</DIV>
<DIV>don't use it that much. </DIV>
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<DIV> All this to say, there is nothing wrong with riding the una =
corda pedal,</DIV>
<DIV>and everything right with it when employed by a fine pianist.</DIV>
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<DIV> I think it is mighty presumptuos for piano techs, who do =
not play at this</DIV>
<DIV>level to proclaim that an a pianist who employs the una =
corda pedal</DIV>
<DIV>this frequently doesn't know how to play the piano!</DIV>
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<DIV> Some pianists only do use 2 colors....pedal on/pedal =
off. </DIV>
<DIV>Certain "import" pianos only have 2 colors, or 1 color even w/Una =
Corda on, too.</DIV>
<DIV>But the glory of our US Steinway is that it has many colors, some of =
which</DIV>
<DIV>are gotten using the Una Corda pedal and some by touch.</DIV>
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<DIV> What I'm reading from you two about not using it =
sounds pompous, ignorant and arrogant.</DIV>
<DIV>I'm not talking about the newspaper critic, we all know about them =
already.</DIV>
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<DIV>Richard Adkins</DIV>
<DIV> Coe College</DIV>
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