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Updated: May 22, 2025

What delighted me was the childlike, natural manner which he showed in his demeanor and in his playing." Von Bulow believes the interpretation of this magical music should be without sentimentality, almost without shading clearly, delicately and dreamily executed. "An ideal pianissimo, an accentless quality, and completely without passion or rubato."

James Huneker - Chopin : the Man and His Music