Re: A question for all you Gouldians

[Juozas Rimas <JuozasRimas@TAKAS.LT>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Leah Stanwyck" <lstanwyk@ryerson.ca>
To: "Juozas Rimas" <JuozasRimas@TAKAS.LT>
Cc: <F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 11:36 PM
Subject: Re: A question for all you Gouldians


> I know too many pianists who, although brilliant technically, suck at
> musicality.   With all due respect, many pianists from cultures other
> than Euro-based have difficulty understanding (and empathizing) with
> occidental musical passion.

a slight correction - IF the pianists are brought up in the non-Euro-based
background. If they receive training in Europe/US since tender years,
there's no way they could be regarded as being from diferent culture. Also,
I don't believe the families in China that are training their children to
play the piano, listen to Chinese music all the time at home. Some of the
children perhaps have never heard that native music. And if they have heard
3 hours of Chinese music in their lives, compared to 500 hours of classical
music, they can hardly be regarded as being confined to Chinese culture
either.
So the lack of passion may have other causes. What about poor teachers who
kill individualities? :)


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