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| Rubato | Agreement | Practise and Inspiration | Professionalism | | ||
| Rubato | ||
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execution of a rubato, that is, the free changing, accleration and
hestitation of a tempo belongs to the most difficult hurdles for piano
duos. How do we do it? Well, many things can be handled by sheer instinct
and we take this risk. One can not quite explain it, since there is no one
prescription for its success. Most important is confidence and trust in
one another as well as experience which plays a big roll. In addition,
duo-piano playing is very similiar to chamber music or more specifically
to a string quartet of whom listen carefully to one another. As duo
pianists we consider ourselves chamber musicians and when an ensemble
plays as long as we have, one becomes tuned in to each other and sensitive
to the emotions that music provokes. Each of us sense exactly the ebb and
flow of the music.
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| Agreement | ||
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course it is natural that two people are not always in agreement on
musical matters. Occasionally we have different feelings over the
interpretation of the music. However such differences of opinion can be
positive and usually very fruitful, since it leads to a re-examining of
ideas. Important is to remain open and to arrive at the same musical
conclusion. We suggest that this should all happen before one goes on
stage!
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| Practise and Inspiration | ||
| Regular
daily practise is very important to us. We work everyday together for
about five hours. This is a matter of training. However music-making is
not a nine to five job. It is not something that is turned off. Music goes
on in one's mind even outside of the practise room. Inspiration for
practising has no role. For us the great inspiration comes when we have to
perform for our public.
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| Professionalism | ||
| Professionalism
for us means offering a high standard of quality to our public under all
conditions. Each time we perform, we try to give our very best and to
serve the composer's intention and to communicate the music to the
listener to the best of our ability.
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