http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/03/07/disco-post-mortem-chopin/ Music, opinion, life as a performing musician Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/03/07/disco-post-mortem-chopin/comment-page-1/#comment-58899 Kenneth Woods- a view from the podium » Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the IP Casino Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:12:48 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/03/07/disco-post-mortem-chopin/#comment-58899 [...] As it happened, I ran into the pianist Piers Lane this week for the first time since we recorded the Chopin E Minor for Radio 3 last year. He was asking me about this program and we got to talking about the lack of familiarity with great English music among American musicians. “It can feel like such a foreign language to American players,” Piers said, “where for us, it is as natural as breathing.” [...] [...] As it happened, I ran into the pianist Piers Lane this week for the first time since we recorded the Chopin E Minor for Radio 3 last year. He was asking me about this program and we got to talking about the lack of familiarity with great English music among American musicians. “It can feel like such a foreign language to American players,” Piers said, “where for us, it is as natural as breathing.” [...]

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