This kind of prelude was succeeded by the concerto itself which he executed with a degree of spirit and firmness that no one has ever pretended to equal.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It is conceivable that what is unified form to the author or composer may of necessity be formless to his audience.
I played a lot of Bach's partitas and sonatas; I like the way that Bach was abstracting already from these dance forms.
I was fifteen years old, and I hardly knew how to play a simple Bach prelude on the piano when I began to compose music, and at the most advanced level. I had never studied such things as harmony.
All great composers of the past spent most of their time studying. Feeling alone won't do the job. A man also needs technique.
Intelligent analysis of the composer's intention and strict adherence to it automatically ensures sincerity.
Do you know that my very first experience as a composer was a 'Concerto for Accordion?'
That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise.
I'd forget the piece just before I went out to do the concerto, the panic was too great. This was not anything that gave me pleasure. This was fulfilling somebody else's dream.
Sometimes the picture that emerges of the man seems no longer to agree with our conception of the musician. In reality, however, there is a glorious unity.
For a long time, I believed that a great piece of music on its own could do more to stir the soul than any other single art form.
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