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color=#0000ff>I play the piano and have made my way through all of Beethoven's
piano works. The fugue you speak of is hard to do and a slower speed will
not reduce the impact too much. The fugue from the Hammerklavier is even
more impossible to wrap the fingers around and as well you can take it as your
fingers can move. I have lately been playing Rachmaninoff and if you want
knuckle and finger breaking then he's your man. I so love his music for
the deep heart in his always emotional sounds. Reminds me of the depths I
hear in Brahms, another great love of mine and equally as finger
destroying. Both of these guys....their piano concertos are so hard to
play but I enjoy the challenges as you explore the textures up
close.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=901260718-13072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I am very
perplexed why GG did not play Rach. Has anyone read any comments
attributed to GG about that? I have also been playing lots of Faure who is
very worth investigating, is often hard to play but the tunes, the tunes!!!!
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<DIV><SPAN class=901260718-13072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I also wanted
to remind everyone of the must have web site from which you can download public
domain sheet music at no cost other than the paper and ink in the printer.
Here is the link:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=901260718-13072010><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><A
href="http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page">http://imslp.org/wiki/Main_Page</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=901260718-13072010><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Fred</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org
[mailto:f_minor-bounces@glenngould.org] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>RubatoM@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, 2010 2:04 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
f_minor@glenngould.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [f_minor]
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><B>Fred,<BR><BR>I'd like to offer another subject of
conversation. It would be interesting to know what members are playing and
what technical issues seem important to the pianists in the group. I am a
private musician and rarely play for others, so I have few people with whom I
can talk about practice. Right now I am working on the fugue section of
Beethoven's 31st Sonata. It is so beautiful, but tricky to feel out the
theme. GG does it very well, not quite as brilliantly as V.
Ashkenazy. It is quite a challenge to do all the tricky things that keep
the long crescendo going and keep the theme line clear. I prefer to play it at a
slower speed that either of these two masters. <BR><BR>If I had unlimited
funds and no other family responsibilties, I'd spend my lfe traveling around to
hear live performances. I have been fortunate to have heard Glenn Gould,
V. Ashkenazy, Arthur Rubinstein, Arnaldo Cohen, Claudio Aarrau, and my own
teacher, Yehuda Guttman. Mr. Guttman still gives private concerts in his
own home in Key West. If any of you members are ever there, be sure to
call him to see if a concert is scheduled. <BR><BR>Best regards,<BR>Anita
Thompson-Monroe<BR>RubatoM@aol</B></FONT><FONT face=Geneva color=#000000 size=3
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