Bob Draper wrote:

>But as a non-musician it seems to me that the technical aspects of say
>playing a piano far outweigh the difficulty of interpretation.  I'd
>guess that the score holds 95% of the magic.  The other 5% being in the
>interpretation.  Though I expect others would disagree.

Bob can count on it.  I think that all the magic of a work is in the score,
and the performer is the vehicle for transmitting that magic to the
listener.  But, I have no idea what percentage contribution should go to
the performer/interpretation.  I guess it would be highest when you felt
that only one performer delivered all the magic of a musical work.

Don Satz
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