23 MICHEL DALBERTO The choice of works for this album was no small task for a soloist whose repertoire includes many pieces considered ‘virtuosic.’ They also had to meet the requirements of the subject. Michel Dalberto offers some food for thought. ‘Being a great virtuoso doesn't necessarily mean playing a lot of notes simultaneously, as in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3, where every finger is busy. Moreover, even a professional musician cannot hear all ten notes clearly at once. In fact, the saying 'he who can do more can do less' is... invertible! Indeed, a Mozart sonata, in which two or three notes are played distinctly at the same time, requires no particular musical knowledge from the listener. On the other hand, in the slow movements, this music demands an extremely sharp focus and attention to avoid breaking the dramatic tension of the phrases. Isn't this another expression of virtuosity?’
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