Bolet on audiences
- Blue Pumpkin
- Apr 7
- 1 min read
Saturday, 14 November 1981: recital in Kobacker Hall, Bowling Green State University, Ohio (Mendelssohn, Schumann Fantasy, Schubert/Liszt Lieder, Mephisto waltz). 'His immense virtuosity, experience and sheer intelligence all concentrate on the music's lyricism. Take the Mendelssohn fantasy as an example. It has gossamer wings and must be played as if a feather touches the keys, and Mr Bolet succeeded in doing just so. He gave the Schubert/Liszt transcriptions an iridescence that was just astonishing.' It is noted that had played with the Toledo Orchestra in 1957,'67 and '74.
Toledo Blade 16.11.81.
In a masterclass the preceding Friday afternoon, Jorge stated that - with regard to audiences worldwide - , 'The most demonstrative are the Germans. If they love you, marvellous, if they don't, God help you. I've always been well-received in Germany'. And of piano lessons as a young boy, 'My sister said I accomplished in two months what it took most students two years to accomplish'.
The Bowling Green News, (17.11 81)