Re: GG: his music, ALSO DRUNK OFF MY ASS......

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Ayako Hosono wrote:

> 23 Jan 98, raining heavily, Friday, NYC, time: 9:30pm
>
> Hi,
> I am new to F-minore.
> I discovered GG in '91 and he changed the way I listen to music, not
> just Bach.
>
> His music is mesmerizing to many people, but when I ask them what
> keeps
> them listening to GG they cannot give me a clear answer.
> I know he had an amazing ability to play polyphonic music, that he had
>
> an inner rhythm which was very much alive when he played, but perhaps
> this is not all.
>
> Playing piano and music itself was a very personal thing to GG, and I
> feel that his relationship to music was quite intimate.  When I listen
>
> to him, I also feel very personal* to his music, and maybe there is no
>
> need to "discuss" about his art with other people.
>
> Nonetheless I would be interested to hear other people's personal
> reaction to his music.
>
>
> *to be analyzed further
>
> ayako
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