Great to see that Stephen is out there and active with composing! Hopefully more young pianists will be inspired to compose by great pianists like him (that would include me lol). Good to talk about improvisation as well, I have a feeling that it could possibly come back as a trend soon. At least I'm very interested in it myself!
YES ! ! ! ! The world does not enough piano music. We desperately need more and more and more and more. Too bad what they are 'composing' now is all garbage.
He is a contriver. And it is an outrageous insult that he calls himself a 'composer.' Beethoven was a composer. Debussy was a composer. Stephen Hough is not a composer.
organman52 and that attitude is why there are no great contemporary composers...no one can ever live up to the reputation of past revolutionary giants. Classical composition is way too hung up on originality.
Fantastic interview, Alisdair!
GENIUS!
@Miles Bruno
Are you and Merrick both the same person, Miles?
Musicians with a musical instrument, bringing out the literal beauty as a Wood Artisan does with timber. Both practical and food for my heart.
Great to see that Stephen is out there and active with composing! Hopefully more young pianists will be inspired to compose by great pianists like him (that would include me lol). Good to talk about improvisation as well, I have a feeling that it could possibly come back as a trend soon. At least I'm very interested in it myself!
YES ! ! ! ! The world does not enough piano music. We desperately need more and more and more and more. Too bad what they are 'composing' now is all garbage.
Thought he'd wince more at out-of-tune notes... maybe it's a good thing...?
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Absolutely mad! Anyone can think up something like this.
I improvise but not jazz.
He is a contriver. And it is an outrageous insult that he calls himself a 'composer.' Beethoven was a composer. Debussy was a composer. Stephen Hough is not a composer.
organman52 and that attitude is why there are no great contemporary composers...no one can ever live up to the reputation of past revolutionary giants. Classical composition is way too hung up on originality.
organman52 He has many published compositions-therefore he is a composer. Not difficult to understand I think?
You're right he's not a composer. He's a pianist-composer
he is absolutely a composer. He has composed music therefore he is a composer
@@MyCatholicBookNook well said Emily