I think, you know, for someone who does play, let's say, old music or, you know, Baroque music or Renaissance music - and you know, and I do play a lot of that, obviously - engaging with new composers, engaging with young composers, is really exciting because it makes me look at people of the past in a very different way that they are also living, that there was a lot of subjectivity in the decisions that they were making.
The harpsichord was actually ideologically considered a very questionable instrument in that period, much like I think it's ideologically considered … - Mahan Esfahani
The harpsichord was actually ideologically considered a very questionable instrument in that period, much like I think it's ideologically considered …
- Mahan Esfahani
I played piano. I've always liked piano. My father played piano. Actually, to be fair, the sound of the harpsichord did annoy him a bit, and I though… - Mahan Esfahani
I played piano. I've always liked piano. My father played piano. Actually, to be fair, the sound of the harpsichord did annoy him a bit, and I though…
Well, harpsichord is kind of a big guitar, isn't it? I mean, it is plucked, after all. - Mahan Esfahani
Well, harpsichord is kind of a big guitar, isn't it? I mean, it is plucked, after all.
When I say that there's commonality, I mean more in terms of the sort of techniques by which we perceive Baroque and minimalist music rather than the… - Mahan Esfahani
When I say that there's commonality, I mean more in terms of the sort of techniques by which we perceive Baroque and minimalist music rather than the…
As long as there's a place for sundials and gardening and beautiful things, there's a place for the harpsichord. I completely reject the idea that ha… - Mahan Esfahani
As long as there's a place for sundials and gardening and beautiful things, there's a place for the harpsichord. I completely reject the idea that ha…
I think in Baroque music, especially in the case of Bach, what really transformed Bach's musical language, what changed it for him was hearing Vivald… - Mahan Esfahani
I think in Baroque music, especially in the case of Bach, what really transformed Bach's musical language, what changed it for him was hearing Vivald…
Bach, of course, was my first love. He still is. I mean, he's the man of my life, that's for sure. And when I say that there's been a re-evaluation, … - Mahan Esfahani
Bach, of course, was my first love. He still is. I mean, he's the man of my life, that's for sure. And when I say that there's been a re-evaluation, …
And it totally has transformed my relationship with someone like, say, Bach. You know, Bach is born 330 years ago but, you know, gosh, he really is a… - Mahan Esfahani
And it totally has transformed my relationship with someone like, say, Bach. You know, Bach is born 330 years ago but, you know, gosh, he really is a…
I think, you know, for someone who does play, let's say, old music or, you know, Baroque music or Renaissance music - and you know, and I do play a l… - Mahan Esfahani
I think, you know, for someone who does play, let's say, old music or, you know, Baroque music or Renaissance music - and you know, and I do play a l…
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