Joseph Previte wrote: >Pletnev on Virgin has been highly recommended by many, but I was not >very convinced of his steely fingers and more cold approach. Yes, the "cold approach" in piano playing has been a criticism toward Pletnev and other pianists including Pollini and Brendel. I know I'm in the minority on this matter, but I just don't register this "cold" playing. Since I don't feel it at all, I can't complain. My thermostat must have been set at a low level at birth. At the other end, many unnamed pianists strike me as far too emotional in their interpretations. To me, this feels like a contrived approach made to elicit emotional "wringing" on the part of the listener. I don't like it one bit. I consider myself quite capable of feeling appropriate emotions without some artist willfully trying to take me "over the top." Don Satz [log in to unmask]