For example, the Joyce’s program features a duet of hers set to the 18th Etude.
“My first reaction is just to listen,” she said — to the Rachmaninoff-esque shading, the mellowness and alluring romanticism.
Peck similarly described his étude, the Sixth, in poetic rather than structural terms.
And the amount of time the étude takes, it feels like an eternity.”Not everyone has such strong emotional reactions to the études.
“What Philip would say is, there’s plenty of other music in the world.”If there is any agreement on the études, it may be about their specific difficulties.
Persons:
Childs, “, ”, —, Rachmaninoff, Peck, “ There’s, Andres, Philip, Mozart, Davies
Organizations:
Geffen