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RE: July 27 discussion here

Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on November 5, 2015 at 09:54:47

In Reply to: RE: July 27 discussion here posted by Analog Scott on November 5, 2015 at 08:15:47:

Yes I did - it started with my being one of the players in his master class. Over the years, I've tried to post some of the stories here that he told me in our later meetings. I can't remember if I've already posted this one, but, to set it up, you have to know that, unlike Sviatoslav Richter (who once said, "Take your piano as you take fate!"), Moravec was somewhat of a fanatic about having a good-sounding, reliable instrument at every one of his concerts. Moravec even carried piano technician's tools with him to ensure that he could fix (or at least improve) most problems that might arise with any of the pianos he had to perform on.

So Moravec was touring Russia (the Soviet Union as it was known then), and was scheduled to play in some out-of-the-way village. The actual venue was a building that also served as the local movie theater (not a good sign!). As Moravec was ushered in to check out the piano, he became horrified: here was a sleazy bar-room piano beyond all hope in its state of disrepair and unreliability! Even with his technician's tools, Moravec couldn't hope to get this piano into decent shape. So he told the manager, "I can't play on this piano - it's in too much of a state of disrepair." At that point, the manager became VERY indignant, and replied, "Well! I'll have you know that this piano was good enough for SVIATOSLAV RICHTER when he played here last week!"

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