[CAUT] Keith Kirchoff

[Ed Sutton]

Kent-

Can you tell us more about the music that was played, what techniques it involved, and the damage done to the piano?

Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kent Swafford 
  To: Ed Sutton ; caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 10:25 AM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keith Kirchoff


  Agreed.


  However, in this case the damaged state of the piano after the performance spoke for itself. 


  The faculty sponsor of the concert admitted he had never heard a piano played as hard.


  The chair of the keyboard division left the concert before its end, saying that she felt sorry for the piano.




  Kent



  On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 7:27 AM, Ed Sutton <ed440 at mindspring.com> wrote:

    Kent,

    I don't know what Kirchoff's playing for you, but I'd submit that Cowell's forearm clusters, with force distributed over 12 to 20 keys, exert less force on the individual notes than the fortissimo octaves of typical late-romantic show-off repertoire.

    Ed S.


    ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Porter" <Amy.Porter at uregina.ca>
    To: <caut at ptg.org>
    Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:16 AM

    Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keith Kirchoff



    Yes, actually I do.  And he's a very gifted performer.  I had the opportunity to tune for him while I was spending some time at the Banff Centre last year.  He may play hard but I think it is disrespectful to label him a "piano abuser".

    Amy Porter




          Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com> 03/21/10 5:06 PM >>>

    Anyone here know pianist-composer and piano abuser Keith Kirchoff?



    Kent Swafford




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