Archive for the ‘Artistic Concerns’ Category
400 • I disagree with Wittgenstein
Sunday, November 4th, 2012
7.1: Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man Kunst erschaffen.
7.1: Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must create art.
393 • The tortoise and the hare
Friday, November 2nd, 2012
Such a short distance from a great to a mediocre performance in the hands of a good pianist! The communicative experience of an interpretation depends only 20% on execution and 80% on character and concept.
Execution ability is only the top of the iceberg.
An educated artistic soul is the submerged part.
Expressive desire is the water the iceberg comes from.
385 • An occurrence opposing the laws of nature in the material world is a miracle; in music it is ignorance, incompetence, or bad taste.
Sunday, October 28th, 2012
382 • The muse is a fickle mistress. You must court her with passion.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
See: 315
377 • Solution to Sorites
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
How can we dare to aspire to an ideal interpretation of a masterpiece composition? The Flea Waltz perhaps, but Bach, Beethoven, Brahms? How can we contribute to a masterpiece so much greater than even the composer? When are we ready to make an absolute choice in interpretation?
A priori we must aspire to an infinite technique and a sage's understanding of music. We must base our aspiration on the knowledge of context and clean observations of the score with a minimum of interpretation ~ that provides a platform for true personal discovery. Our emotions are of course the driving force in this endeavor, expression not a goal but the premise of musical practice, and our personality will, by our choices, inevitably be present in our interpretations. We must choose with the wisdom of a cultivated intuition and boldly stand behind our interpretation with the conviction that our interpretation could hold as a universal example to all ~ in the sense of Kant's categorical imperative.
„Handle so, daß die Maxime deines Willens jederzeit zugleich als Prinzip einer allgemeinen Gesetzgebung gelten könne.“
“Act in such a way that the maxim of your will may at all times also hold as the principle of a universal law.”
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
374 • The Divided Line
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Art is not a shadow of the material world ~ it is a prismatic projection of the ideal world, of truths on which all other truths are founded!
355 • The unstoppable bullet hits no target.
Thursday, February 16th, 2012A perfect technique without purpose is aimless.
338 • Marshalling the different levels of organization in music is the key to its unlimited fascination.
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
In ikebana-do, tactical team sports, warfare, hiking, chess, a date, or a jam session one is engrossed in the moment, but simultaneous recognition of and preparation for the imminent future, as well as the concept and planning of short, mid, and long-term events are also taking place. Attentionscape. Xin. Flow. This state enables ones attention to shift in-between these multitude of aspects and organize and reorganize decisions and actions while at the same time witnessing the simultaneity of all these levels in concërt.
336 • Basic instincts
Saturday, February 11th, 2012
The pianist needs to nurture and reign the animal instincts he has - they are essential to his musicianship. Even intellectual and abstract music, be it by complex organization or denial by transfigurative representation, emerges from and relates to emotions. There is no music without passion.
See: 146 • You have to use the animal that you are on stage, not become one.
326 • Bipolar
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
It needs a mixture of ignorance and arrogance to come to a conclusive interpretation or just even a rendition of a master music composition. How dare we try to derive a definitive interpretation of a creation so much larger than our selves? Never lose the awe for the universe you are entering and explore it thoroughly.
See: 93 • Hubris, Narcissism, and Humility
See: 377 • Solution to Sorites
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