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Topic: Interview with Jonathan Biss  (Read 2231 times)

Offline vlhorowitz

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Interview with Jonathan Biss
on: June 13, 2013, 02:40:58 PM
Hi Everyone,

Hope you're all having a great week. Here is our interview with Jonathan Biss, who currently teaches at the Curtis Institute. He talks about: the Beethoven Sonatas, the Schumann Concerto (which he performs tonight in San Francisco), and his grandmother, who played chamber music with Horowitz and Milstein.

Thank you all for reading :)

https://www.examiner.com/article/interview-with-pianist-jonathan-biss
"Sometimes my fingers work, sometimes not, - the hell with them! I want to sing anyway," WK, 1953.

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Re: Interview with Jonathan Biss
Reply #1 on: June 14, 2013, 08:15:05 AM
Enjoyed reading the interview! Thanks!x

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Re: Interview with Jonathan Biss
Reply #2 on: June 14, 2013, 05:59:56 PM
Thank you for reading :)
"Sometimes my fingers work, sometimes not, - the hell with them! I want to sing anyway," WK, 1953.

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Re: Interview with Jonathan Biss
Reply #3 on: June 15, 2013, 01:56:17 AM
Great interview. Biss comes across as a highly intelligent, sensitive gentleman. His praise for Robert Schumann was particularly insightful, as were his comments on listening, perfection, and the Beethoven cycle. Thanks for sharing this.

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Re: Interview with Jonathan Biss
Reply #4 on: June 15, 2013, 04:37:45 PM
Thank you for reading (and commenting), gvans :)
"Sometimes my fingers work, sometimes not, - the hell with them! I want to sing anyway," WK, 1953.
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