The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it.
There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better.
Theres nothing remarkable about it. All one has to do is hit the right keys at the right time and the instrument plays itself.
The typewriting machine when played with expression is no more annoying than the piano when played by a sister or near relation.
The irrepressible spirit that made his playing seem like good conversation is the Rubinstein legacy for pianists if they can pick up their heads from the keyboard long enough to claim it.
PIANO n. A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
What is a friend? I will tell you …. it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.
There have been a few moments when I have known complete satisfaction but only a few. I have rarely been free from the disturbing realization that my playing might have been better.
My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth there?s hardly any difference.