Essays and aphorisms, anybody?

[pianogeek_cz]

Quite an inspiring assortment of pianistic mini-wisdoms. Whooo-ee! Here we are!

And several essays.
I'm worth a read! about Beethoven's op. 111 sonata, particularly the second movement, rather detailed and thorough;
I'm hanged, you water goblin! as a brief but conscise introduction to Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit.

There are other fun things, too, like an interview with Glenn Gould about Mozart; for those fond of the classicist enfant prodigieus*, I'd recommend something to keep blood pressure from soaring.


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*possibly a grammatical error here

[pianowolfi]

You need to correct your links. But I got it. I have a Margulis recording of op. 111 containing an interview with him which is very interesting. I adressed this earlier on this forum but nobody was interested. There is this advice "L' istesso tempo" that can be understood in two different ways.

Very interesting subject

[pianochick93]

21. Even a C-major scale can be played as a declaration of love. Even a magnificent piece of music can be turned into a soulless exercise for fingers

I like that, I like that a lot.

49. A good pianist differs from a bad one, not because his ear is better, but because he knows what should be heard.

Most definately

73. Be more severe with yourself than an enemy would be, because you are the only person who knows the distance between your intentions and their fulfillment.

Dammit I do, that's why I sometimes get depressed when I can't play as well as I think I should be able to.


These quote things are excellent.