Hahaha dey iz juz attendin it az a zocial function or zumzheeyat?
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The Opera was sold out when Trifonov played Scrib Etudes, Scrib son 9, Beethoven 110 and Prok 8. In Norway tharās not standard repertoire. Same number of tickets sold when Sokolov played Schubert and Beethoven
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At least in Norway, I would assume that 50 % of the audience donāt even like the music. They just go because it is assumed that it is something a Ā«culturedĀ» person should do once every third year or so
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Well Iām not zure about da exact percentage but Iām zhor it iz juzt az deprezzin
haha mozt mofoz book da big namez n dizcovah da prog once dere zo da kizzin cud play da complete hanon 
not zure wut iz da bez ztrategy if u iz a young noname penizt, play da 
or da 
?
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X- am I correct in thinkin dat even back in da day in da 90z da DOC bazically played at leazt 2/3 ov hiz progz to be ztandard rep?
Today he takez dat approach, itz a healthy mix ov mo known and lezz known
No no, his programs have always looked about like they do today. Varies, but typical MAH is 1/4 standard rep and 3/4 obscurities. Programs with only 
-rep were not rare even in the 90s - and indeed they usually ended up like that if he could put them together himself. But he has always had something by Chopin, Bach, Liszt, Beethoven etc ready if presenters wanted it (which they often do).
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My favourite. Imo has passages of stunning beauty, a certain chaste purity is present, in contrast to Lisztās more indulgent approach. Quite possibly my favourite non-pimp parasheeyat, and I like it more than several Liszt ones, including his parallel fantasy on the same opera.
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My favourite is the Moses, but if Iām thinking about the right one the ending has the most convincing three handed effect of all his paraphrases IMO.
The Moses ending is the best in all of his fantasies, I think (and the three hand effect there one of my favourite effects in all 88 muzic).
But the paraphrase in its entirety Iām not so sold on. The first half is a bit rambling; the theme and variations second half considerably superior imo.
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I was - 12:30
In which Moses? There are so many to choose from 
Oh, I see, in that Sonnambula.
Yes - I like the use in Moses better too, musically, but for the 3H effect I think the Sonnambula is more difficult to see through.
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There are some really quite subtle 3h effects elsewhere in his paraphrases; the one set against octz and sixths in La Traviata caused me trouble.
Ahahahah accordin to da zepp hiztorikal rezearch
da BURGLAH MOZEZ achieved da cuntziderable feat of makin
Both da CHOP n PIMP jealouz at da zame tym
Diz a unique achievement in 19th century penizm 
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It annoyed da too.
He wrote about āvulgah abuze of da zuztain pedalā 
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Ahahaha tru
Bazed on peer review alone
Da MOZEZ clearly da #1 88 cumpo of da entire romantic period
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Hahaha da GRUMPY PIMP newzpapah article dizzing da Thal.
Den hiztory allowz him da zchoolboy excuze of āwuznāt me, mah ho wrote itā 
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Reading this discussion, I agree that the well-known penisztz could do more to promote works of relatively unknown composers.
But the first criterium to play it for a huge audience should not be, āI play it because nobody else doesā, or ābecause I ought to do some neglected sheeyatā. They should first of all love the particular work and share the enthusiasm they feel for it.
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Hahah dat iz PRECIZELY why I wonder how a very advanced mind lyk da GENIE haznt had an appetite and curiozity fo devourin loadz ov random zcorez lyk da DOC doez
I liztened to da DOC cdz ova da yearz and he iz actually very picky about wut he recordz
He iz very famouz fo playin da but if u look at da workz he haz recorded tiz only 3 cdz worth ov da workz he cunzidahz da kreeeem ov da kropp
He takez da ādiluted intereztā concept zeriouzly - he explored many unknown workz and felt dat hiz influence would be wazted if he played zheeyat dat wuz zecond rate
Perzonally I actually love zome āzecond rateā muzik dat he wud chooze not worthy, but I do c hiz point dat pianiztz zhould rezpec audiencez and focuz on workz dat dezerve to be unduzted az oppozed to all da workz dat donāt really ztand a chance ov gettin big lyk da MEREAUX
Even tho da DOC dizz iz da bezt zheeyat dat eva happened to him
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