New York - Day 6: The Second Class

I have concluded that I learn more from this whole Beethoven business when I am not the actual performer in the workshop. Biased perspective via interaction, as it goes - except that mine was more negative than anything.

Barenboim kept on talking about how I needed to develop a more flexible wrist.....hmmm.........I'm working on that one Mr. Barenboim, I'm working on that one. Every night, in fact.

I also know now how he developed his wrist control - probably during that period of time when Jaqueline Du Pre was paralyzed from neck down. I mean....what would YOU do if your wife was paralyzed - a man's gotta be a man right? Even if he has to be a man in the company of only himself.