“If there's one thing I feel very strongly about, it's that there shouldn't be a distinction between pianists who play Ligeti and those who play Chopin. It might seem that they involve different skill sets, but I don't think that's true: whether playing Ives or Bach or Beethoven, you must bring the same imagination, the same sensitivity, and an ability to deal with same kinds of musical problems. The method behind my madness, anyway, is to keep plugging away at this idea.” IfsThinkingFeelsKindIdeasDifferentPlayProblemSeemsMightImaginationAbilityDealsBehindsOne ThingSkillsMadnessMethodMusicalDistinctionVery StrongSensitivityPianist Author:Jeremy Denk
“It's no accident that Op. 111 attracts literary attention. Though it's music, it doesn't quite behave like it. It seems to be charged with meaning, to communicate in symbols, ciphers, clues.” SeemsAttentionCommunicateAccidentsSymbolsBehaveClueCiphers Author:Jeremy Denk
