Talk:Lazar Berman
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Note that Berman did indeed play Chopin and even record some pieces fairly late in his life. For details, see the discography at: http://home.swipnet.se/bjorn_ostlund/berman.htm
[edit] Three concertos?
The article says, "He had the endurance to play three concertos or sonatas in one night. . ." Can we have a reference, and more specific information? Playing three or more sonatas would be perfectly common unless they were particularly big sonatas. Three concertos would be less impressive if they were by Mozart than if they were by Liszt or Chopin (or some combination, since there are only two of each. . .). Chick Bowen 03:57, 31 October 2005 (UTC) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Clarification of chopin quote done> Berman did indeed publicly play Chopin after his loss at the Chopin competition; the quote left unmodified leaves an impression of an attitude towards repertoire that is childish and unprofessional, both characteristics untypical of Berman.
