#13 Johnathan Biss: Beethoven's Shadow
A Kindle single, i.e. an essay in which Johnathan Biss, a performing pianist, tells about his love for Beethoven's music and his quest to record the all the 32 sonatas. Being a (very amateur) pianist myself and having been in love with Beethoven's music since I was about 10, I found this very interesting and touching.
Biss also discusses how recording is different from a concert, and how we are used to hear perfection (whatever that is) on our CD, whereas in a concert hall minor glitches and inaccuracies do not matter but rather add charm and personality to the performance.
All in all, nicely written. 4/5.
Biss also discusses how recording is different from a concert, and how we are used to hear perfection (whatever that is) on our CD, whereas in a concert hall minor glitches and inaccuracies do not matter but rather add charm and personality to the performance.
All in all, nicely written. 4/5.