Word: virtuoso
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With the same close acuity for both detail and the grand sweep of the virtuoso, the film quietly captures these escapist tendencies of Gould, whether in his music or in the private spaces of his life. In one stunningly bizarre scene we see Gould approaching us across the snow-clad tundra. The distance and the alienation of his character from us the audience--humanity--is painful, almost violent. The ice and loneliness of the geography are a fitting metaphor for Gould's life as an artist...
...inability to accomodate and assimilate into the musical world as just another fabulous virtuoso underscores the torture of his life. Paradoxically enough, we see him craving the comforts of friendship and stability just as fiercely as he seeks solitude...
...mother's homey aphorisms ("Choose carefully which works to learn, and never let them go; they will always be your friends") to debating the merits of competing pianists. Even though he was going back on tour, Cliburn seemed if anything less interested in the life of a traveling virtuoso than he had in years past. That is partly owing to his nerves. "I have the same feeling today as the first time I played in public," he said...
...interesting of the two parts, and I compliment Sollscher for his consistently sensitive playing. Shaham is right at home in the genre, and considering his knuckle-busting recording of Wieniawski's first violin concerto, the works are but child's play for such a player gifted with a singular virtuoso technique. To his credit, Shaham avoids adding excessive schmaltz, and concentrates on making solid music with the material...
...than that between Cash and Rubin; on the surface, it seems as ill-advised a pairing as, say, Dan Rather and Connie Chung. Cash is a contemporary of Elvis Presley's and was once the host of a network variety show. Rubin is a hairy, ripped- jean-wearing studio virtuoso who has produced platinum albums for rappers like Run-D.M.C. and for the punk-funk band Red Hot Chili Peppers. As it happened, their different backgrounds didn't matter, for Cash and Rubin agreed on the most important thing: the sound they wanted. All you hear on American Recordings...