“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.” ArtSocialNaturalDecisionPayAttentionMusic IsResponseHearingMotivatedClassical MusicPrestigeClassic 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
