Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

8.

Artur Rubinstein – Chopin’s Nocturnes

Rubinstein is the definition of lyricism. Again [someone else with] a complete understanding of legato, as if he were playing the cello and not a percussion instrument, which the piano is. I cannot play him because I cry…

Selected in other Baker’s Dozens: Lord Spikeheart, Tom Ravenscroft
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