Re: Celebrity Death Match: Brendel vs Gould

[Juozas Rimas <JuozasRimas@takas.lt>]

>Does this Brendel guy have JS Bach's phone number? Does he chat with Bach about
Bach's interpretive
>wishes?

LOL, Brendel played some Bach's works in a sort of Chopin-style, which can be
regarded to be as eccentric as Gould's style.

But regarding tempos etc, Bradley once provided an allegoric story (probably in
another mailing list) where he likened the way a performer determines the
character of music (hence, the composer's intentions?) much like an experienced
plumber knows how to fix a problem in a house where he has never been. So maybe
Brendel is (claims to be) a better plumber.


Juozas Rimas Jr (not the one playing)
http://www.mp3.com/juozasrimas (oboe, piano, strings)