“A wrong note that is played out of élan, you hear it differently than one that is played out of fear.” – Hélène Grimaud (quoted by D. T. Max in “Her Way”)
Is it the same note?
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“A wrong note that is played out of élan, you hear it differently than one that is played out of fear.” – Hélène Grimaud (quoted by D. T. Max in “Her Way”)
This is so true. Horowitz never minded hitting a wrong note. His soul was in the right place.
So that’s when the wrong note is the right note.