Ed Zubrow writes:

>Here is my mangled recollection of a definition of "greatness": The
>musical choices made by the composer [performer] appear both surprising
>and inevitable.

I like Ed's definition very much, and it's better than whatever I was
thinking.  Just one proviso - is it possible to be surprised, consider
the music inevitable, and actually hate the music?

Don Satz
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