If you’ve ever felt that music critics…
sometimes laid it on thick, take a gander at this op-ed piece in today’s New York Times.
February 26, 2007
Op-Ed Contributor
Shoot the Piano Player
By DENIS DUTTON
Christchurch, New Zealand
IT seemed almost too good to be true, and in the end it was. A conscientious pianist who had enjoyed an active if undistinguished career in London falls ill and retreats to a small town. Here she undertakes a project to record virtually the entire standard classical repertoire. Her recordings, CDs made when she was in her late 60s and 70s, are staggering, showing a masterful technique, a preternatural ability to adapt to different styles and a depth of musical insight hardly seen elsewhere.
Please find the entire piece at The New York Times.