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The Quiet Revolutionary of the Piano – Fauré’s Complete Piano Works Now on Piano Street

In the pantheon of French music, Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) often seems a paradox—an innovator cloaked in restraint, a Romantic by birth who shaped the contours of modern French music with quiet insistence. Piano Street now provides sheet music for his complete piano works: a body of music that resists spectacle, even as it brims with invention and brilliance. Read more

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chopinlover01

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Quote of the day, from the idiot of the year!

on: March 15, 2015, 11:51:22 PM

(In response to someone saying he played a beautiful piece like a Bach piece; completely calculated)
"I play everything calculated. I take this as a compliment, since many pianists simply can't calculate anything."
-BachScholar

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diomedes

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Re: Quote of the day, from the idiot of the year!

Reply #1 on: March 16, 2015, 12:15:02 AM

I've heard more offensive remarks, and more inaccurate ones too. Whoever said that is just taking a very extreme side of a continuum of thought. Some play in a absolutely liberal manner and other really considered and structured. I think that exact remark that you quote is just a little loud and self aggrandizing, which is easy to dislike.

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