“A cough is the basic sign of inattention. Musicians never, in my experience, cough when playing in public.” ConcertsClassical Music Book:Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist Source: Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
“When recordings replaced concerts as the dominant mode of hearing music, our conception of the nature of performance and of music itself was altered.” PerformancesHearingConceptionConcertsReplacedDominantAlteredHearing Music Book:Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist Source: Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist
