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My Interview with Lola Astanova
“Everything (Horowitz) did had his own individual and unmistakable stamp, which is not only desirable, but is an absolute must for an artist.” This interview had its beginnings in an email that I...
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Two Who Died Too Young – Part I: Dinu Lipatti
Dinu Lipatti In the early 1950′s, classical music suffered the loss of two of its brightest stars, Dinu Lipatti and William Kapell. In a cruel coincidence, they died at almost the same age, and...
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Italian Concerto Pianist – Glenn Gould
Glenn Gould at age 13 with his dog Nick. Last month, as I was returning home from a quick trip to Bellingham, I heard Glenn Gould’s extraordinary recording of Bach’s Italian Concerto on my favorite...
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Wanda Landowska Plays Bach
I first learned of Wanda Landowska (1874-1959) when I was in high school, and read Harold Schonberg’s landmark book, “The Great Pianists”, which I recommend heartily to all students of music,...
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Johann Sebastian Bach (and Bach-Busoni): Chaconne in D minor; Jascha Heifetz,...
Johann Sebastian Bach Bach’s Chaconne in D minor occupies a place of honor as the fifth and final movement of his Partita No. 2 for solo violin. It also has a life of its own as a stand-alone...
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