As far as the style, I can't say there is one definite style. I probably feel most comfortable writing in a tonal idiom, with considerable, if not ex….

It's the vision of the composer that we have to determine, and not the absolute mathematical adherence of the score. In my experience, there have bee….

My father ran the gamut: a favorite of his was Josef Hofmann, but there was also Friedman, Rachmaninoff, Godowsky, Lhevinne, Moiseiwitsch, Paderewski….

I don't record for my own glory.I mean, of course part of it is for career advancement, but more importantly, I want some of that repertoire - as muc….

Very rarely do I work on mechanics now. I tend to solve problems within the music itself..

Whenever I record something, I always believe that it's worthy of inclusion in the pantheon, and I would certainly like pianists to pay more attentio….

My father was a very good amateur pianist, and he had a collection of books on technique. One of the things he had was a small volume of exercises by….

To be perfectly honest, I was never really aware that I had any special abilities. When you have what you have, you don't really think about what you….

The process of putting intangible thoughts into an imperfect system of notation - which is difficult enough, depending on your ideas - acquaints you ….

I think anybody who's willing to really sink their teeth into a work like the Hammerklavier, which is a very interesting, different experience, shoul….

That is my way of doing things, and I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to anybody else; if you need to do technical exercises, you do them. The wh….

I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its due yet….

I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play his works pas….

Every composer understands and uses the system of notation differently, and that's what makes you appreciate the trouble they go through in doing so..

From [Nikolai] Medtner himself, who I do not think was the best possible advocate of his own works. But that's my opinion: I find him a little uninte….

There's a substantial portion of my recorded repertoire that was learned for the recording sessions, and then basically forgotten. I wouldn't say it'….

I never considered myself more able than anybody because I had problems just like anybody else. When I practiced, I solved problems, like any of my f….

A mission that comes from the heart to promote these things and to encourage composers to write, then of course they should do it. And there are more….

I don't listen to recordings very much now, to be perfectly honest. I listened to them a lot when I was younger..