overexact

Updated: May 4, 2025

When Rubinstein was overexact his playing lost something of its wonderful charm. I remember that upon one occasion he was playing Balakireff's Islamei at a concert.

James Francis Cooke - Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression

What may be considered the most difficult branch of pianoforte study? What is the law of artistic progress? How must real musical understanding be achieved? What is the vital spark in piano playing? Can one be overexact in playing? What is the effect of too many mechanical rules? Alfred Reisenauer was born at Königsberg, Germany, Nov. 1st, 1863.

James Francis Cooke - Great Pianists on Piano Playing: Study Talks with Foremost Virtuosos. A Series of Personal Educational Conferences with Renowned Masters of the Keyboard, Presenting the Most Modern Ideas upon the Subjects of Technic, Interpretation, Style and Expression