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Pianist

Charles Rosen, born on May 5, 1927, in New York, was an accomplished pianist, composer, and music theorist. Renowned in the field of classical music, he was celebrated for his exceptional playing and profound understanding of music.

Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist

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Concerts Classical Music

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“Beethoven in c minor has come to symbolize his artistic character...where he seems to be most impatient of any compromise.”

Character Seems Compromise Artistic Minors Impatient

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“A love of classical music is only partially a natural response to hearing the works performed, it also must come about by a decision to listen carefully, to pay close attention, a decision inevitably motivated by the cultural and social prestige of the art.”

Art Social Natural Decision Pay Attention Music Is Response Hearing Motivated Classical Music Prestige Classic Music

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“The death of classical music is perhaps its oldest continuing tradition.”

Music Is Tradition Continuing Classical Music

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“Stage fright, like epilepsy, is a divine ailment, a sacred madness... It is a grace that is sufficient in the old Jesuit sense - that is, insufficient by itself but a necessary condition for success.”

Grace Conditions Stage Divine Anxiety Madness Sacred Sufficient Fright Insufficient Ailments Stage Fright Jesuit Epilepsy

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“When recordings replaced concerts as the dominant mode of hearing music, our conception of the nature of performance and of music itself was altered.”

Performances Hearing Conception Concerts Replaced Dominant Altered Hearing Music

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“Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi.”

Doe Affection Evoke Stravinsky Verdi

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“The belief may be too often mistaken, but the illusion of coming into direct contact with the past is intoxicating and persuasive, and can result in an interpretation that carries conviction. Sometimes confidence is all that's needed.”

May Sometimes Past Belief Results Confidence Needed Illusion Direct Conviction Contact Carrie Interpretation Mistaken Persuasive

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About the Author

Born: May 5, 1927
Died: December 9, 2012
Known for: Pianist
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