Word: musically
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...alumna of Tanglewood, the summer music festival where Bernstein was "discovered" and where many of his greatest performances took place, I harbor a deep respect and reverence for this truly "great man." But my earliest encounter with Bernstein came long before my summer as a Tanglewood student...
...times his age. His tone is full-blooded yet lyrical, a mature sound that most fine pianists need years to achieve. Only his interpretations betray his youth, but that is precisely what is right about them. Dashing, impetuous and seemingly spontaneous, Kissin's playing is a reminder that classical music is supposed to be fun for both performer and listener...
...rejects the notion that he is still too young to understand the depths of his art. "For me, it's natural," he says. "Please don't take this as being immodest, but with my potential, I could have already done more than I have." Given that the history of music is dotted with performers and composers who achieved greatness at an early age -- Liszt was in his mid-30s when he retired from the concert stage; Schubert was dead at 31 -- the remarkable thing is that Kissin is probably right...
...European tour coming up in two weeks and a trip to Japan early next year -- he is still too young and idealistic to have been worn down by the demands of performance: the endless traveling, the constant repetition of pieces, the interviewers asking the same questions. He speaks of music in lofty terms. "True art gives birth to good as opposed to evil. Right now we are going through a very turbulent time. The goal of musicians is to make our art, which is humane, kind and international, prevail over all the other things that are evil...
COPY CHIEF: Susan L. Blair PRODUCTION MANAGER: Gail Music...