The Listening Service - Virtuosity - 2018 Proms Special

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What does it mean to be good? If you're a virtuoso pianist, violinist, cellist, does that mean you can play faster than everybody else - or better? What does it mean to be a virtuoso? Are you in league with the devil, as 19th-century critics said about the violinist Paganini, or are you able to communicate more movingly, more emotionally, more humanly than other players?
In association with Prom 3 2018 - BBC Young Musician 40th Anniversary

Published on Sunday, 26th August 2018.

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