In Reply to: The teenage Schnabel heard Brahms play live... posted by Brian Cheney on April 30, 2012 at 11:53:01:
Yes - good points. In Earl Wild's memoirs, he mentions that he worked with a professor who had heard Brahms play, and the verdict was that when Brahms played chamber music, not only did he play a lot of wrong notes, but he would often play so loudly that he drowned out the other instruments!
I can't resist pointing out that Michelangeli and Gilels had quite a bit more finish to their playing than Schnabel did, even though Gilels was a bit wild himself in his youthful playing.
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- RE: The teenage Schnabel heard Brahms play live... - Chris from Lafayette 12:29:59 04/30/12 (2)
- ABM in his youth. - jimbill 13:26:20 04/30/12 (1)
- RE: ABM in his youth. - Chris from Lafayette 14:05:56 04/30/12 (0)