tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post117125758872016029..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Grammy TimeCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1171561020695297712007-02-15T12:37:00.000-05:002007-02-15T12:37:00.000-05:00"surface-focused" as in: the musical importance ha..."surface-focused" as in: the musical importance happens along horizontal, not vertical lines. The flow is important, not the depth... rhythmic profundity less necessary than momentum and a lush legato.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1171387637940247162007-02-13T12:27:00.000-05:002007-02-13T12:27:00.000-05:00"Not all the Nocturnes are such works that ask eno..."Not all the Nocturnes are such works that ask enough of Pollini; their surface-focused nature does not allow Pollini’s strength to shine."<BR/><BR/>"Surface-focused nature?" Huh? Which ones are those? By "surface" do you mean the keyboard? Or are you suggesting that some of the Nocturnes are the equivlant of "Chopin-lite"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com