Piano Phenomenon Yuja Wang Is Breaking Classical Music Tabooshttp://ellemag.co/vmCJnkX
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In music, interpreters are subordinate to composers. An ostentatious interpreter distracts the audience, undermining the composer's intent.
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Strongly disagree: performers are indispensable links between the audience and the composer.
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while she's playing, she's communicating directly with the composer, loving the music itself, more than most people can, creating magic. 2/
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Great interpreters have done all this without calling attention to themselves. Richter performed his late-career recitals in near-darkness.
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