Maine is Maine. It's another of those places with that thin membrane I keep
talking about. No Iona, but not New Jersey, either. ;-) Mr Bernstein has a
summer house in South Bristol. He's summered there since before we were born.
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> On Feb 10, 2016, at 12:12 AM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 2/9/2016 1:34 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>> I highly recommend you folks get your hands on a copy of Ethan Hawke's
>> excellent documentary Seymour, An Introduction. The subject is Seymour
>> Bernstein, a classical pianist of considerable renown, particularly as a
>> teacher. I will not even attempt to summarize how illuminating this
>> biography is, but it has much worth hearing, not only for those of a musical
>> persuasion, but for artists of any level or ilk, even photographers.
>>
>> I had the pleasure of attending a screening of this film here on the
>> Midcoast, and was delighted to find myself seated across the aisle from Mr
>> Bernstein. He is delightful, witty, and wise. And oh, them hands!
>
> What is it about Maine? Our friend on Mt. Desert has introduced us to her
> friend, an elderly Japanese pianist now retired from the international
> circuit and keeps threatening to get us to a local concert.
>
> Then we saw/heard George Lopez play an Excellent Goldberg (not the comic,
> although an amusing guy) at Bowdoin College.
>
> Now you've got a Bernstein ...
>
> Well, all sorts of folks, famous and not so play around here, if we'd bother
> to go. :-) I was just looking at a flier including concerts by Nelson Freire,
> who has apparently been plating the piano since we were both three, and world
> famous since his London debut in 1967 - and I've never heard of him.
>
> Wikipedia says "In general, Freire tends to avoid the limelight, publicity,
> and interviews." So that's my excuse. ;-)
>
> No Fingers* Moose
>
> * A little in joke
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