Duchable on Technique (Pure) vs. Repertoire

[dnephi]

[kempff1234]

I agree with the guy on some points and disagree on others. Certainly there are numerous pianists out there who can play with lots of emotion and stuff, yet they can't play the simplest passages in Haydn and Scarlatti. I personally tend to adopt the style of old masters such as Cortot, Rubinstein, Kempff,.... For me technique should be integrated into the process of learning a piece. I completely disagree with people who lock themselves up for hours, just playing apreggios and stuff. Ofcourse I have done that myself, yet I feel it is more important to deliver the message of the composer. Technique is just one of the many tools in doing so.

Other than that, I really like this guy.