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------ From Juozas Rimas' message > >> Another question: if you hear a recording by a pianist who you do not >> recognise, maybe one you have never heard before, can you tell immediately >> whether it is a man or a woman playing? If yes, how do you make the >> distinction?> > > LOL, I sometimes have difficulty to distinguish between a male counter-tenor and > a female alto (although the difference eventually emerges to me when the > counter-tenor sings certain notes). > Anyway, I doubt anyone can distinguish between a male and female pianist 100% of > the time. Well, maybe not 100% of the time, but I have heard one or two people claim they can tell a difference....but they can never explain what that difference actually is! As for myself, I have sometimes heard a strange recording on the radio and thought "Aha....thats a man / woman". Sometimes I have been right. But what the hell, maybe it was just pure luck. I don't think there should be a difference. But the idea that there might be a difference between the sexes innate ability to appreciate or understand music (whether Bach's or not) is what shook me! Kate |