When I started this website, I had it in mind to deal with everything that was the classical piano. But in the year since I began this odyssey I have discovered many things, not the least of which is what interests me most. And so, I will continue to offer pages on great pianists and composers of the past and present, I will continue my advocacy of wonderful women pianists, and I will continue my exploration of comparative interpretation of favorite music for piano. Of all of these, I am perhaps most passionate about presenting specific works performed by many different pianists. I believe that until one has gotten past the performance and interpretation through which one fell in love with a piece of music, and heard it played by numerous pianists, each of whom with his own vision and understanding of what the music has to express, one does not really know the music but only the music as interpreted by a particular pianist. Holding on to that performance as an absolute standard prevents one from hearing all that the music has to offer and worse, prevents one from enjoying the often numerous differing approaches to the same music. Do I have favorites? You bet I do. Do they change? Absolutely. Are there some interpretations that I do not like or enjoy? Yes, and I am not loathe to say so. But the purpose of this site is not to criticize, rather to celebrate this wonderful instrument, the music that has been composed for it, and the people who play it so beautifully.
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