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Originally Posted by ecarroll  Matthew,
A great composer once said "audiences that simply enjoy my music are a disappointment to me. I intend for them to come away changed".
Can you guess who it was?
Best,
EC |
EC- That would be Handel, I think. (therefore I am?)
It seems to me that this is a logical expansion of last year's thread on "How does one Become an Artist?" Of course, one needs to be considered an artist to have the kind of star power that attracts an audience regardless of repertoire.
So how does one get to that point? One way, which I think Hakan (and several others) has shown, is to play a wide range of repertoire - and do it all well! Would Hakan have had as much success premiering Exposed Throat if no one had heard him do standard repertoire exceptionally well? The music is great in and of itself, but the first hearings of new works can be hard. If you aren't sure that the performer really knows how to play, based on a past experience hearing a piece of some familiarity - well, it can be hard to know if the piece is any good, or if it is being played well. On must first trust that the piece is being played well before one can actually listen to just the music.
Gotta run, but look forward to hearing more thoughts on this - I'm certainly still thinking on this myself....