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Proper Way To Listen To Classical Music
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At the beginning, there is a procession of Fred’s friends to his piano where he is playing. George Sand comes in, gets her panties in a wad for some reason, quarrels, and crockery is thrown about, perhaps underhanded, Hillary-style. She marches out, then marches back in, begging for forgiveness.
There is a march passage at 5:23 that prompted a fine moment with pianist William Wolfram. At a fund raising party for the Seattle Chamber Music Society, Bill played this piece, and I noticed that he used the pedal for this passage. Afterward, while Bill was sipping single malt Scotch, I asked him about that.
”When I was learning the piece as a teenager, I tried pedal there, and my teacher gave me hell, pointing out that there was no pedal marking and that the notes were marked staccato. I pointed out that the passage doesn’t work unless you use pedal.”
“She was wrong, and you were right,” said Bill, “especially in a room with a thick carpet like that. It deadens the sound. When I rehearsed in that room without pedal, it didn’t work at all. Pedal is fine.”
It’s nice when the professionals back you up.
That's a great one. Wonderful pic you're using tonight!