A very nice fellow, I caught him being "human" a few years ago. He tried to save me some work; he was playing a Mozart piano concerto and he left a note on the piano pointing out that the Mozart doesn't use all the notes of the piano, and I only needed to tune from such and such note to such and such note. He came into the hall while I was tuning the top end of the piano, beyond the Mozart notes. He came up to me and inquired why I was tuning the high treble, and then a look came over his face as he realized that the same concert also included a Stravinsky piece that used the piano as a part of the orchestra. "Oh, you're tuning for the other..." I nodded and proceeded. Of course, I would have tuned the whole piano even if the Stravinsky hadn't been on the program. Nice gesture, though. Kent Swafford On 3/7/02 1:50 PM, "Greg Granoff" <gjg2@humboldt.edu> wrote: > List, > > Expecting the great Richard Goode for a recital next week. We have a very > carefully maintained 'D' for him kept meticulously voiced, regulated, etc. > Word is that he is very picky. Anybody have any observations about what his > issues usually are and how he is to deal with? > I would be very grateful for any input based on actual experience. > > Thanks, > Greg Granoff > Humboldt State University
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