When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.
I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So, in effe… - Emanuel Ax
I think competition in any kind of activity like music, art, literature - anything that's not done with a timer - is actually impossible. So, in effe…
- Emanuel Ax
Everybody makes his path differently. - Emanuel Ax
Everybody makes his path differently.
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty. - Emanuel Ax
Applause should be an emotional response to the music, rather than a regulated social duty.
We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud. - Emanuel Ax
We seem to have set up some very arcane rules as to when it is actually OK to applaud.
Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players. - Emanuel Ax
Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have a hard enough time just getting things right. Arguing is for string players.
We should welcome applause whenever it comes. - Emanuel Ax
We should welcome applause whenever it comes.
It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home. - Emanuel Ax
It is wonderful to see how happy all my friends in the LA Philharmonic are in their new home.
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction. - Emanuel Ax
The sheer force of the music calls for a wild audience reaction.
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even witho… - Emanuel Ax
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even witho…
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