keannu
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1. What does this "luminous" mean? "not physically bright", but "excellent"?
2. Does "run" mean some phrase in musical note?
36)One of the most moving piano recitals I ever heard was by the late Rudolf Serkin, who delivered a luminous performance of Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata and Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy. During one of the innumerable runs that make up Schubert’s work, Serkin’s fingers became audibly tangled once, but he went on. When he rose from the bench at the conclusion of the piece, he acknowledged his error by softly shaking his fist at the piano, evoking laughter from the audience. Nonetheless, it was a more revealing, more beautiful rendition of this piece than many other “perfect” versions I have heard played by other musicians before or since. I can assure you that Rudolf Serkin’s audience
2. Does "run" mean some phrase in musical note?
36)One of the most moving piano recitals I ever heard was by the late Rudolf Serkin, who delivered a luminous performance of Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata and Schubert’s Wanderer Fantasy. During one of the innumerable runs that make up Schubert’s work, Serkin’s fingers became audibly tangled once, but he went on. When he rose from the bench at the conclusion of the piece, he acknowledged his error by softly shaking his fist at the piano, evoking laughter from the audience. Nonetheless, it was a more revealing, more beautiful rendition of this piece than many other “perfect” versions I have heard played by other musicians before or since. I can assure you that Rudolf Serkin’s audience
