Yet another stimulating and entertaining interview with a pianist i've been lucky to hear in concerto, chamber and solo appearances. The questions flow freely, the replies are considered, yet spontaneous and humorous. I particularly like the remarks on musical humor and agree totally; Beethoven, especially is a genius at disguised comedy - sometimes not even too disguised! One of today's finest artists. Thank you, as ever.
About his remark on Cortot and Panzera about the first song first entrance of Panzera being not together with Cortot , Jeremy meant it sounds so much better that way than if they were together. I agree.
He talked about fast note learners. Maybe that`s what`s wrong about the big competitions. To survive it you have to have a lot of repertoire ready at the moment. The Chopin - 4.5 hours of material performed flawlessly within three weeks time. How does an artist who`s nature is to dig deep get started?
I'm really GLAD he can earn a living in classical music. I HOPE he no longer plays concertos and works that will kill his hands. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)