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Title: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: john11inc on February 07, 2011, 03:40:26 AM
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That is the Eb6 that Peter Serkin broke in a Steinway Model D while performing the second movement of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 last night, and then ripped out of the piano with his bare hand while continuing to play.
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: pianisten1989 on February 07, 2011, 10:33:03 AM
You don't say? Seems to be a very sophisticated and delicate pianist...
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: richard black on February 08, 2011, 10:39:15 PM
Well, why not? No one else is going to pull it out for him and if he doesn't do something about it, it's likely to sit there and rattle loudly and render the piece a comedy turn for the rest of its duration.
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: john11inc on February 08, 2011, 10:46:25 PM
Well, why not? No one else is going to pull it out for him and if he doesn't do something about it, it's likely to sit there and rattle loudly and render the piece a comedy turn for the rest of its duration.

So you are under the impression that such is the standard way to deal with a broken string?


lolol
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: prongated on February 09, 2011, 05:24:16 PM
So you are under the impression that such is the standard way to deal with a broken string?


lolol

What I find even more non-standard is, how you seemingly come to be in possession of that very broken string :P
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: john11inc on February 09, 2011, 09:32:46 PM
I grabbed it off the stage when I went to get my programme autographed.  I've got l33t back stage privileges.
Title: Re: Peter Serkin's INSANITY
Post by: thalbergmad on February 09, 2011, 11:23:13 PM
I suppose this is not much different to those who used to grab Liszt's cigar stubbs.

Thal