The pieces that have survived, the ones that we all love, were not all popular in their time. Just look at Beethoven's late string quartets. The music that the musical community selects, however, is usually the very best.
I don't think too much about the past when I am actually playing, I prefer to concentrate on the present. The performance of a piece, no matter how l… - David Finckel
I don't think too much about the past when I am actually playing, I prefer to concentrate on the present. The performance of a piece, no matter how l…
- David Finckel
I think one of the most wonderful things we can do as performers is to remind audiences that they can still relate to the emotions and feelings, as t… - David Finckel
I think one of the most wonderful things we can do as performers is to remind audiences that they can still relate to the emotions and feelings, as t…
We all know that there are many people that can play the instrument perfectly today, up and down with technical perfection, but does the sound connec… - David Finckel
We all know that there are many people that can play the instrument perfectly today, up and down with technical perfection, but does the sound connec…
The zenith of virtuosity, a violinist like Jascha Heifetz, the supernatural in a pianist like Vladimir Horowitz, these are performers who were so idi… - David Finckel
The zenith of virtuosity, a violinist like Jascha Heifetz, the supernatural in a pianist like Vladimir Horowitz, these are performers who were so idi…
I would say that for the younger musicians, technical proficiency is necessary and a given these days. But the study and the way you function in soci… - David Finckel
I would say that for the younger musicians, technical proficiency is necessary and a given these days. But the study and the way you function in soci…
The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes for which it was composed - it is an enormous a… - David Finckel
The realm of classical music is so vast - not only in terms of style but of era, age and the purposes for which it was composed - it is an enormous a…
Being an artist and a musician, I have witnessed the previous generation taking the art form, not as a way of making a living, but as a belief, an al… - David Finckel
Being an artist and a musician, I have witnessed the previous generation taking the art form, not as a way of making a living, but as a belief, an al…
Even if you are a pianist, your concerto repertoire is very limited compared to what your chamber repertoire would be if you were a chamber music pia… - David Finckel
Even if you are a pianist, your concerto repertoire is very limited compared to what your chamber repertoire would be if you were a chamber music pia…
Beginning in the nineteenth century, with performers like Franz Liszt, were musicians who were able to excite an audience and communicate on a whole … - David Finckel
Beginning in the nineteenth century, with performers like Franz Liszt, were musicians who were able to excite an audience and communicate on a whole …
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